Wølstad Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wølstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wølstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway261:197,78022,769

Wølstad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wølstad is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wølstad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wølstad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wølstad is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Wølstad occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wølstad live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 197,780. In Norway Wølstad is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 77 percent live and Southern Norway, where 23 percent live.

Wølstad Last Name Statistics demography

Wølstad earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning 380,599 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wøllestad8813/
Vølstad86166/
Bølstad8688/
Welstad8682/
Welstead80701/
Wilstead80206/
Wellstad807/
Woelstad801/
Welstaad801/
Willstad800/
Wellstead75954/
Vøllestad7594/
Willstead7576/
Willestad751/
Bilstad71427/
Belstad71122/
Velstad7116/
Vilstad7115/
Blæstad7111/
Blestad714/
Blåstad713/
Bölstad711/
Belstead67173/
Belstadt6735/
Bilstead673/
Wilstach673/
Willstay671/
Vllestad671/
Velstead670/
Welstood670/

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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 Wølstad
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