Wastvedt Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wastvedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wastvedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Norway171:302,48730,120
England21:27,859,030389,889

Wastvedt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wastvedt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wastvedt is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wastvedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wastvedt is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Wastvedt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wastvedt live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is mostly found in: Mississippi, where 41 percent reside, Washington, where 18 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Wastvedt is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 32 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Wastvedt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wastvedt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.78% less than the national average, earning 260,317 kr per year and in United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watvedt9351/
Vastvedt8813/
Westvedt880/
Vatvedt80113/
Bastved809/
Wastvey801/
Watve77324/
Vastveit7581/
Vasstveit7164/
Wastva712/
Wahtver671/
Vaatvet670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wastvedt
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