Bornestav Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bornestav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bornestav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bornestav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bornestav is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bornestav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Bornestav occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bornestav are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Bornestav is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 50 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 33 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Bornestav
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