Avshteyn Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Avshteyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avshteyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Avshteyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avshteyn (Russian: Авштейн) is found most in Russia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avshteyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Avshteyn reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is primarily found in: Komi Republic, where 60 percent are found, Moscow, where 20 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ovshteyn8815/
Apshteyn882/
Govshteyn829/
Gaupshteyn7813/
Havstein75126/
Havsteen7577/
Ovshtein7512/
Ofshteyn7510/
Govsteyn751/
Gofshteyn7195/
Gopshteyn717/
Govshtein713/
Gapshtein711/
Hovshtein711/
Opsteyn67290/
Abstein67136/
Apstein6754/
Ovstein6715/
Absteen671/
Apstien670/
Abstien670/

Avshteyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avshteyn in the Russian language
Авштейнavstejn-

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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 Avshteyn
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