Malmsten Surname

220,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Malmsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malmsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,2141:8,111747
Finland2711:20,2832,869
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Norway241:214,26224,079
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Malmstén (18) are calculated separately.

Malmsten Last Name Facts

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

Malmsten (Russian: Мальмстен) is most common in Sweden. It may appear as: Malmstén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malmsten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 220,331st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,930,715 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Malmsten are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,214 people, or 1 in 8,111. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent live, Skåne County, where 19 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Malmsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malmsten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malmsten surname expanded 668 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malmsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malmsten last name are 8.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malmsten earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning 305,854 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning $49,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $49,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malmsten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malmsten in the Russian language
Мальмстенmalmsten-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malmsten
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