Hamstein Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Hamstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Hamstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamstein is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hamstein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamstein? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Hamstein reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 53 percent live, Jönköping County, where 33 percent live and Kalmar County, where 7 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.
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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 Hamstein
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