Hamsten Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Hamsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Hamsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamsten occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hamsten.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsten? popularity and diffusion
Hamsten is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Hamsten live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 246,169. In Sweden Hamsten is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 60 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found and Skåne County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Sweden Hamsten occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsten | 92 | 13 | / |
| Hansten | 86 | 113 | / |
| Homsten | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amstien | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jamsten | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hansteen | 80 | 183 | / |
| Heimsten | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hanstien | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hainsten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ansten | 77 | 14 | / |
| Hanstn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amstin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamstn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houmstuen | 75 | 12 | / |
| Haunsteen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haunstien | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jansten | 71 | 23 | / |
| Hanstén | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gansten | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hanstin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Homstem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anstien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamsthnova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ainsten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honsten | 71 | 0 | / |
| Emstien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Honstien | 67 | 24 | / |
| Asinsten | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jansteen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ainsteen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heynsten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahnsteen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anstendt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hansting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainstaen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heinsten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haunstin | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hamsten
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