Ekstø Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ekstø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekstø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ekst (29) are calculated separately.

Ekstø Last Name Facts

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

Ekstø is found most in Norway. It may appear as a variant: Ekst. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekstø? popularity and diffusion

Ekstø is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ekstø reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Ekstø is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 857,048. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Besides Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekst9629/
Eksts8039/
Ekste805/
Ekksø802/
Jekst801/
Eks75709/
Jekste737/
Eiksjø736/
Hekszt731/
Heckst730/
Akst67663/
Ecks67599/
Eaks67219/
Ekse67188/
Geks6778/
Heks6775/
Okst6734/
Ekås6720/
Exst6716/
Ieks679/
Eiks678/
Ekks674/
Eeks674/
Esks673/
Eksh672/
Ekss672/
Euks672/
Ehks671/
Eqks671/
Etks671/
Eksz671/
Ekcs671/
Ejks671/
Egks671/
Ekså671/
Ikst671/
Eyks670/

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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 Ekstø
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