Wivestad Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wivestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wivestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway951:54,1297,765
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wivestad Last Name Facts

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

Wivestad occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wivestad.

How Common Is The Last Name Wivestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wivestad are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 54,129. In Norway Wivestad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 74 percent are found, Western Norway, where 14 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Wivestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wivestad are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Wivestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning 354,025 kr per year and in United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vivestad8812/
Weveystad821/
Waivetha751/
Viveta712/
Weveta711/
Witvita673/
Waiweta672/
Bivetta671/
Wyvetta670/
Vivetta670/

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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 Wivestad
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