Wistad Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wistad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wistad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wistad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wistad is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wistad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wistad are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Wistad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Other than Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Wistad Last Name Statistics demography

Wistad earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.23% less than the national average, earning 327,984 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiestad9220/
Weistad925/
Wistead923/
Wistadt921/
Wihstadt861/
Waistead861/
Witstead860/
Westad83761/
Vistad83136/
Wystad831/
Bistad831/
Wixtad830/
Wittstadt80350/
Whitstead800/
Westadt7746/
Viestad7736/
Beistad7723/
Wesstad7722/
Wixtead7713/
Wisthod771/
Veistad771/
Vistead771/
Westead771/
Boistad771/
Wischstadt7535/
Westhead712,408/
Vihstadt7148/
Wågestad719/
Boistaud719/
Beistead712/
Wedstadt711/
Weystead711/
Westgaud711/
Wisteatt710/
Viestadt710/
Vestad67533/
Vistać6749/
Wettstead6748/
Wittstatt6725/
Bystad6715/
Bistat674/
Vistat672/
Wettstadt671/
Westgahtd671/
Westat671/
Weddstadt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wistad
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