Wøllestad Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wøllestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wøllestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657

Wøllestad Last Name Facts

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

Wøllestad is found most in Norway. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wøllestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wøllestad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wøllestad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Wøllestad is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found.

Wøllestad Last Name Statistics demography

Wøllestad earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.28% less than the national average, earning 241,293 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vøllestad8994/
Willestad891/
Wølstad8826/
Wellstad827/
Vllestad821/
Willstad820/
Wellstead78954/
Willstead7876/
Wellestat7810/
Vølstad75166/
Bølstad7588/
Welstad7582/
Blestad754/
Willeta751/
Welstead71701/
Wilstead71206/
Bellesta71111/
Billesta7124/
Willetta7111/
Villesta714/
Vellesta714/
Willstay711/
Welstaad711/
Woelstad711/
Willista710/
Williastadt700/
Villestas67228/
Wellstood67139/
Willietta672/
Blleta671/
Vellestas671/
Wletas671/
Bellstadt670/

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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 Wøllestad
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