Alerstam Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden
Alerstam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allerstam | 94 | 13 | / |
| Algerstam | 94 | 8 | / |
| Hallerstam | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ollerstam | 82 | 19 | / |
| Ellerstam | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hällerstam | 78 | 18 | / |
| Allerston | 71 | 439 | / |
| Galerston | 71 | 11 | / |
| Galerstein | 67 | 46 | / |
| Halerstein | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gallerston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galershteyn | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hallerstein | 63 | 0 | / |
| Eilerston | 59 | 7 | / |
| Holgerstein | 53 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Alerstam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis