Lingsten Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lingsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lingsten (11) may also be a first name.

Lingsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingsten is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingsten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Lingsten is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Lingsten reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name globally, borne by 11 people.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 656,450. In Sweden Lingsten is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 53 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 33 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Lingsten Last Name Statistics demography

Lingsten earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 30.86% less than the national average, earning 239,295 kr per year.

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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 Lingsten
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