Lómstein Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Lómstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lómstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Faroe Islands101:4,900534
Denmark71:806,38843,211

The alternate forms: Lomstein (31) are calculated separately.

Lómstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lómstein is more frequently found in The Faroe Islands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Lomstein. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lómstein? popularity and diffusion

Lómstein is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Lómstein is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lómstein are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Lómstein is most commonly occurring in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,900. Beside The Faroe Islands Lómstein is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 41 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lomstein9631/
Lmstein9328/
Lamstein8874/
Lemstein880/
Loomstein8270/
Lomsten809/
Limsten805/
Lumsten802/
Lamsten800/
Lamstin800/
Lamschtein7816/
Lima Stein782/
Lemosstein781/
Lmstn771/
Lemastin758/
Lamasten751/
Lamastin750/
Limsowtin7112/
Limsatien716/
Limsawtin711/
Lumsden6713,604/
Lumston6721/
Limasatien676/
Lamschteim671/
Lamsden671/
Limsden671/
Limstén671/
Lamston670/
Lomston670/
Lemston670/
Lomsden670/
Lumsdin670/
Lumstan670/

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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 Lómstein
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