Ensted Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ensted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ensted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark421:134,39812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ensted Last Name Facts

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

Ensted has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ensted? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ensted reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 134,398. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 40 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Ensted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ensted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ensted surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Ensted
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