Avesten Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Avesten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avesten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Avesten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avesten is found most in Sweden. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Avesten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Avesten are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 50 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Sweden it exists in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Havesten930/
Avetien862/
Evesten861/
Ovesten861/
Avestina80179/
Havestin801/
Avostien801/
Avetin7711/
Aweten771/
Avietienė751/
Avetina7112/
Owesten713/
Hoveten712/
Abisten711/
Abestin711/
Ovestin711/
Evisten710/
Aveeting6721/
Howesten671/
Avitn671/

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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 Avesten
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