Amsten Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Amsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Amsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amsten is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Amsten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amsten? popularity and diffusion
Amsten is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Amsten occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Amsten are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 63 percent live and Halland County, where 38 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamsten | 92 | 45 | / |
| Amstien | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ansten | 83 | 14 | / |
| Amstin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hansten | 77 | 113 | / |
| Gansten | 77 | 7 | / |
| Homsten | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ainsten | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anstien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emstien | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hansteen | 71 | 183 | / |
| Asinsten | 71 | 13 | / |
| Heimsten | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hanstien | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ainsteen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ahnsteen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hainsten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anstendt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ainstaen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Anstem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Onsten | 67 | 14 | / |
| Anstin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Houmstuen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hanstn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gainssten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haunstien | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haunsteen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Amsten
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