Karstensson Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Karstensson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karstensson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Karstensson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karstensson is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karstensson? popularity and diffusion

Karstensson is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Karstensson reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 492,338. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 45 percent are found, Värmland County, where 30 percent are found and Blekinge County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 17 percent are found.

Karstensson Last Name Statistics demography

Karstensson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karstenson9519/
Carstensson915/
Kerstensson913/
Karstensen862,051/
Carstenson8690/
Carstenssen821/
Carstensen7615,626/
Carstenzen6711/
Corstensen671/
Carstinsen571/
Carstemsem570/

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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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  • 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 Karstensson
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