Hästö Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Hästö Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hästö Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland661:83,2838,933
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Hastö (11), Hasto (263), Hastó (9) & Hašto (16) are calculated separately.

Hästö Last Name Facts

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

Hästö is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Hastö, Hasto, Hastó or Hašto. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hästö? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hästö is the 2,020,555th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hästö are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Hästö is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 83,283. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 59 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 32 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 5 percent reside. Besides Finland Hästö exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 21 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hastö9311/
Häst891/
Hasto87263/
Hastó879/
Äystö8048/
Hašto8016/
Host675,318/
Hast672,620/
Hust672,184/
Hest67314/
Höst6796/
Hytö678/
Hist678/
Hyst674/
Östö671/

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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 Hästö
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