Irsten Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Irsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Irsten Last Name Facts

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

Irsten (Russian: Ирстен) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Irsten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Irsten is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Irsten reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Irsten is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Sweden Irsten is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Denmark, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirsten921/
Hairsten863/
Iorsteen861/
Girshten861/
Ersten8310/
Ursten833/
Hirschten803/
Gersten771,695/
Ehrsten7720/
Hersten777/
Ersteen776/
Yorsten772/
Hursten771/
Erstien770/
Gerszten7125/
Ehrstien7114/
Ågersten7113/
Geersten7110/
Gershten718/
Hairstin712/
Gerssten711/
Herzstien672/
Erstin671/
Hirschtntt631/
Gerstin6242/
Ehrstin6213/
Ehrstén624/
Herstin624/
Ersting622/
Hurstin620/
Gersztyn57115/
Hursztyn5720/
Hyrsting577/
Hurshtyn571/
Hersztyn571/
Heerstem570/
Hersting570/
Heersting532/

Irsten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irsten in the Russian language
Ирстенirsten-

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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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  • 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 Irsten
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