Eckersten Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Eckersten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Eckersten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eckersten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eckersten is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Eckersten? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Eckersten are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden Eckersten is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 63 percent are found, Uppsala County, where 13 percent are found and Halland County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Sweden it exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eckerstein | 95 | 23 | / |
| Ekerstuen | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ekerstein | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ackersten | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ackerstein | 84 | 44 | / |
| Höckersten | 84 | 10 | / |
| Ockerstein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Åkersten | 82 | 175 | / |
| Akersten | 82 | 76 | / |
| Ãkersten | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akerstein | 78 | 75 | / |
| Åkerstein | 78 | 10 | / |
| Ackerstan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eggersten | 78 | 1 | / |
| Echristen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Okkerstein | 74 | 6 | / |
| Okkersteyn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Okkerstien | 74 | 1 | / |
| Åkerstén | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ekaristin | 67 | 113 | / |
| Akerstain | 67 | 12 | / |
| Akurstein | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eggerston | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akerşteyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okkerstyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikarstin | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Eckersten
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