Jämsen Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Jämsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jämsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6821:8,0601,257
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Jamsen (74), Jämsén (31) & Jamsén (1) are calculated separately.

Jämsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jämsen (Hindi: जमसेन) is found most in Finland. It can also be found as a variant: Jamsen, Jämsén or Jamsén. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jämsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Jämsen? popularity and diffusion

Jämsen is the 476,328th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jämsen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 8,060. In Finland Jämsen is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 34 percent are found, Central Finland, where 34 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Finland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamsen9474/
Jämsén9431/
Jämseen921/
Jamsén891/
Jemsen8328/
Jämsin838/
Jimsen837/
Jämsän831/
Jaimsen773/
Jamseen773/
Jamssen772/
Jeamsen771/
Jemssen771/
Jamsien771/
Djemsen771/
Emsen73729/
Joemsaen712/
Jimson672,422/
Samsen671,222/
Somsen67978/
Simsen67907/
Ehmsen67763/
Jemson67526/
Yemsen67403/
Jamsin67267/
Hemsen67254/
Semsen67139/
Zimsen67135/
Jamsan6753/
Jemsan6725/
Gemsen6723/
Jemsem676/
Jimsan676/
Jamzen674/
Cemsen672/
Zamsen671/
Jimsin671/
Jeemsn671/
Jymson671/
Jemsin670/

Jämsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jämsen in the Hindi language
जमसेनjamasena-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jämsen
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