Eckerstein Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Eckerstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Eckerstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eckerstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eckerstein is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eckerstein? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Eckerstein reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Eckerstein is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden Eckerstein is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 71 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside and Halland County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekerstein | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ackerstein | 90 | 44 | / |
| Ockerstein | 90 | 1 | / |
| Acckerstein | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akerstein | 84 | 75 | / |
| Ekerstuen | 84 | 7 | / |
| Akershtein | 80 | 9 | / |
| Okkerstein | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hekerstine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Akiersztein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Akkershtein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Akerstain | 74 | 12 | / |
| Ackerstan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akersztejn | 70 | 3 | / |
| Okkersteyn | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ekerstam | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akerşteyn | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akiersztajn | 57 | 15 | / |
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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 Eckerstein
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