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.

Armstein Surname Distribution Map

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

Armstein is found most in Czechia. It may also be found as: Armštein. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Armstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Armstein is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Armstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Armstein reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 43 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,544,490. In Czechia Armstein is most common in: Olomouc Region, where 67 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Czechia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Hungary, where 14 percent are found.

Armstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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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