Armstein Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Armstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Armstein 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
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Armštein (1) are calculated separately.

Armstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Armstein is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Armštein. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Armstein is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Armstein are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,544,490. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Olomouc Region, where 67 percent live and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Czechia Armstein exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Hungary, where 14 percent live.

Armstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Armstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Armstein surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Armštein961/
Harmstein940/
Ormstein884/
Armstean882/
Ermstein880/
Armsteinová843/
Hermstein82147/
Armstoing822/
Armsteand821/
Armstand754/
Armšteinová741/
Armstam670/
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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 Armstein
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