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

The surname Holmstén has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also occur as: Holmsten. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmstén? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Holmstén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Holmstén is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 189,361. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 27 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Sweden Holmstén exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 38 percent are found.

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/
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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 Holmstén
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