Harsten Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Harsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Harsten Last Name Facts

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

Harsten occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Harsten.

How Common Is The Last Name Harsten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Harsten reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 246,169. In Sweden Harsten is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 63 percent reside, Kronoberg County, where 28 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Harsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harsten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harsten surname decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Harsten are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Harsten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.13% more than the national average, earning 446,884 kr per year and in United States they earn 47.3% less than the national average, earning $22,740 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harstehn934/
Hairsten933/
Arsten920/
Horsten861,834/
Garsten86148/
Hörsten8650/
Aarsten8645/
Harstin8622/
Ehrsten8620/
Arrsten869/
Hersten867/
Harstem865/
Aursten863/
Arstien861/
Arstuen861/
Hoersten80310/
Ehrstien8014/
Garsteen809/
Jahrsten807/
Harsting803/
Hairstin802/
Hoursten800/
Horstend800/
Orsten77229/
Arzten7720/
Ersten7710/
Arstin776/
Örsten775/
Garstn771/
Garstin71287/
Orsteen7134/
Aerstin7122/
Horstin7117/
Gorsten7116/
Orrsten7114/
Ehrstin7113/
Orssten7110/
Ersteen716/
Ehrstén714/
Herstin714/
Horstenová712/
Jorsten712/
Arstina711/
Orshten711/
Horstyn711/
Erstien710/
Oursten710/
Horstink67712/
Horsting67592/
Hörsting67317/
Garstina679/
Arshdtng671/
Hersztyn671/
Horsztyn671/

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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 Harsten
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