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) occurs most in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Irsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Irsten live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.

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

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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  • 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 Irsten
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