Jämsén Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jämsén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jämsén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Finland101:549,67032,186
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jämsen (702), Jamsén (1) & Jamsen (74) are calculated separately.

Jämsén Last Name Facts

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

Jämsén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Jämsen, Jamsén or Jamsen. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jämsén? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Jämsén reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Jämsén is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Jämsén is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 37 percent reside, Halland County, where 16 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Sweden Jämsén is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 32 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jämsen94702/
Jamsén941/
Jamsen8974/
Jämsin838/
Jämsän831/
Jämseen771/
Jimson672,422/
Jemson67526/
Jamsin67267/
Jamsan6753/
Jemsen6728/
Jemsan6725/
Hemsén6720/
Jimsen677/
Jimsan676/
Jymson671/
Jeemsn671/
Jimsin671/
Jemsin670/

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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 Jämsén
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