Henestam Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Henestam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henestam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Henestam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Henestam is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Henestam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henestam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Henestam reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Henestam is mostly concentrated in: Halland County, where 63 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 38 percent live. Barring Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 25 percent live and Norway, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinestam947/
Enestam9365/
Einestam8814/
Jenestam8813/
Egnestam886/
Enetam863/
Hinnestam824/
Hägnestam822/
Inestam8015/
Anestam8014/
Onestam802/
Enetame801/
Enestan801/
Önnestam7555/
Genestan7510/
Heneston758/
Ignestam756/
Henethan751/
Enetom712/
Henneston710/
Enietan67123/
Enitame6783/
Enetome6726/
Enaitam671/
Anostam671/
Enistom671/
Hinetan671/
Anastam671/
Genetan671/
Henistayne671/
Heneton670/
Eneston670/

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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 Henestam
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