Årstad Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Årstad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Årstad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1641:31,3554,345
Sweden251:393,87027,867

Årstad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Årstad is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Årstad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. Årstad is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Årstad live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 31,355. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 60 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live and Southern Norway, where 10 percent live. Barring Norway Årstad is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hårstad92502/
Rstad9110/
Røstad83911/
Ræstad83233/
Ørstad8375/
Råstad8349/
Hårsta8314/
Rsta801/
Rørstad77280/
Røsstad77112/
Hørstad776/
Hærstad771/
Rstas731/
Rstah731/
Uanrstad710/
Rsthod671/
Rhstajh621/
Rsto601/
Rxta601/
Hrsto55168/
Røsto552/
Rhstey501/

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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
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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 Årstad
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