Alstam Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Alstam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alstam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Alstam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alstam (Arabic: السطام) is most common in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alstam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Alstam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Alstam live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västerbotten County, where 46 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 46 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Sweden Alstam exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 7 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahlstam9231/
Alestam9226/
Allestam8617/
Atlestam8610/
Galstaum861/
Hallstam861/
Alstom83139/
Olstam8331/
Alstan8320/
Hallestam805/
Galstan7738/
Elestam772/
Ahlstom772/
Alsthom771/
Ellstam771/
Helstam771/
Alstane770/
Aulstan770/
Alstain770/
Allstan770/
Halstan770/
Hasselstam754/
Galstaun71196/
Hallstan7146/
Galestan7110/
Galstean719/
Hallstom718/
Ahlstand717/
Hellstam716/
Galstain714/
Galstayn713/
Halstane711/
Allestan711/
Alston6743,227/
Hohlstamm6762/
Olstan6757/
Hellestam6720/
Hollstamm677/
Ajlsztajn672/
Elstom672/
Ailsztain671/
Halestank670/
Alstatten670/

Alstam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alstam in the Arabic language
السطامalstam-

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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 Alstam
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