Absten Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Absten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Absten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Absten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Absten occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Absten.

How Common Is The Last Name Absten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Absten is the 1,380,086th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Absten reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States Absten is mostly concentrated in: West Virginia, where 33 percent reside, Ohio, where 29 percent reside and Washington, where 19 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Absten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Absten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Absten surname rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Absten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Absten surname are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.

Absten earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $42,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Absteen921/
Abstien920/
Abstn911/
Abstem832/
Obsten831/
Hafsten7786/
Havsten7711/
Hobsten772/
Ebstien771/
Hebsten771/
Apstien770/
Aifsten770/
Awstn736/
Havsteen7177/
Hafsteen7118/
Habstntt711/
Awstin6782/
Epsten6768/
Avstin673/
Hafstienn672/
Owsten671/
Awstng671/

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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 Absten
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