Härgestam Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Härgestam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Härgestam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Hargestam (12) are calculated separately.

Härgestam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Härgestam is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Hargestam. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Härgestam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Härgestam is the 2,185,341st most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Härgestam is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Härgestam are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Härgestam is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 134,887. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västerbotten County, where 34 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found. Besides Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hargestam9612/
Hörjestam782/
Harrestam782/
Hargestan781/
Irestam7515/
Erestam7512/
Orestam756/
Örjestam7122/
Arrestam7113/
Girestam716/
Erjestam713/
Hergitan590/
Hargeton590/
Orchestom562/
Arghistan561/
Argeton505/
Herringeton501/
Arsitom501/
Ergeton501/
Aristom501/

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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 Härgestam
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