Cognomen Finstad (Finstad 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Finstad is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Norway, the United States, and Canada.
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| Finstad | Sweden, Norway, Spain, United States, Canada |
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haakon finstad Norwegian politician, NO (b. 1860) |
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ole j. finstad Minnesota State Legislator (1878-1960), US (b. 1878) |
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| johannes finstad NO (b. 1836) |
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| hans finstad Norwegian priest (1892-1977) (b. 1892) |
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| harald finstad Norwegian association football player (1898-1992) (b. 1898) |
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| arne finstad Norwegian economist (b. 1922) |
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brad finstad American politician, US (b. 1976) |
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| eva r. finstad Norwegian politician (1933-1998), NO (b. 1933) |
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| tor finstad Norwegian veterinarian (b. 1937) |
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| kjell gunnar finstad Norwegian businessman and convicted fraudster, NO (b. 1939) |
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| terje finstad Norwegian physicist and professor (b. 1949) |
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| liv finstad Norwegian politician, journalist and professor, NO (b. 1950) |
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| suzanne finstad American writer and lawyer, US (b. 1955) |
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| hanne s. finstad Norwegian research communicator (b. 1963) |
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| espen finstad Norwegian author (b. 1964) |
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