Holmstén Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Holmstén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Holmstén 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
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Finland321:171,77215,201

The alternate forms: Holmsten (1,003) are calculated separately.

Holmstén Last Name Facts

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

Holmstén is most common in Sweden. It can be rendered as: Holmsten. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmstén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Holmstén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 189,361. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 27 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 38 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
Holmsten961,003/
Holmsteen8272/
Holmstoen8210/
Holmstøen827/
Olmsten801/
Golmsten754/
Holmstem752/
Olmstind750/
Halmsting710/
Almsten6728/
Ulmsten676/
Elmsten671/
Almstend630/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Holmstén
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis