Altsten Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Altsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Altsten Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Altsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Altsten is found most frequently in Sweden. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Altsten? popularity and diffusion

Altsten is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Altsten are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 69 percent live and Stockholm County, where 31 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aldsten8615/
Altshtin804/
Holtsteen750/
Eldsten717/
Goldsten6748/
Oldstien670/
Goldsteen63212/
Holdstien633/
Goltstijn631/
Goldstin5358/
Goldstyn5328/
Goldstijn501/
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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 Altsten
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