Kilsten Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kilsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kilsten Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kilsten (3) may also be a first name.

Kilsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilsten has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilsten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilsten is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Kilsten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kilsten live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 7,463,778th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Kilsten is most prevalent in: Örebro County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihlsten9340/
Kelsten8615/
Kylsten8612/
Kölsten868/
Klesten864/
Källsten8051/
Quilsten800/
Killestijn7123/
Klestin713/
Clesten711/
Kelstin711/
Klestyna672/
Khlestin671/
Clestin5712/
Celstin572/
Clestina535/
Cellestin505/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kilsten
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