Wogstad Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wogstad Surname User-submission:

The surname Wogstad comes from the word stad, which means 'town' in Norwegian.

Wogstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Norway101:514,22941,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wogstad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wogstad comes from the word stad, which means 'town' in Norwegian.

- norskmann87

Wogstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wogstad is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wogstad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Wogstad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wogstad are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 39 percent are found, Minnesota, where 25 percent are found and Iowa, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Wogstad exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Wogstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wogstad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wogstad surname increased 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wogstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wogstad surname are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wogstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.17% less than the national average, earning 231,274 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bogstad86383/
Vogstad8675/
Wogstap863/
Wuigstad800/
Bagstad71217/
Vagstad71128/
Bokstad718/
Vegstad716/
Wagstas712/
Wagstap710/
Wagstass678/
Bagstead673/
Huegstad671/
Wagstapf671/
Bockstadt6321/
Bakstad57366/
Buxstad570/
Bokstat570/
Backstad5340/
Buckstad5331/
Bokshtay5316/
Baugstat533/
Wegstoth531/
Buckstead5086/
Bockstatt5016/
Baugstatt507/
Boxta501/
Voxta501/

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