Hakestam Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hakestam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hakestam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227

Hakestam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hakestam is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hakestam.

How Common Is The Last Name Hakestam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Hakestam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hakestam live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Hakestam is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 60 percent live, Kronoberg County, where 30 percent live and Jönköping County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akestam9310/
Askestam885/
Ekestam8036/
Akestan802/
Aketame801/
Akhestan7560/
Eikestam754/
Ockestam754/
Eckestam752/
Aketan7119/
Chakitham713/
Ashkestan711/
Aketome6730/
Akistan6710/
Chakajtham672/
Aketane672/
Aketang671/
Akeitan671/
Aqestan671/
Akeston671/
Achetam671/
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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 Hakestam
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