Wolstad Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wolstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway571:90,21612,446
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wolstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolstad occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Wolstad is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wolstad are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 90,216. In Norway Wolstad is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 70 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Wolstad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolstad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolstad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolstad are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolstad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning 345,130 kr per year and in United States they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning $26,039 USD per year.

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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 Wolstad
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