Garstam Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Garstam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garstam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France11:66,422,722504,397

Garstam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garstam has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garstam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Garstam are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Garstam is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 83 percent reside and Halland County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arstam9210/
Harstam864/
Garstang80882/
Ågerstam8010/
Garstane801/
Garstain801/
Garstand800/
Orstam7721/
Arstom771/
Garston71207/
Gorstan7121/
Harstom713/
Arjtham712/
Orrstam711/
Ohrstam711/
Garstone67134/
Garstein6759/
Gorstayn6718/
Hairstom673/
Gairston670/
Garsztein638/
Gourstane634/
Garshtein632/
Garsteine631/
Arstomova631/
Gairstein630/
Gorston571/
Eyrstom570/
Gorstein53251/
Garjtein531/
Gorshteyn5086/
Gorshtein5036/

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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
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  • 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 Garstam
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