Marsten Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

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

Marsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia321:843,61652,533
Faroe Islands211:2,333264
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales41:773,63329,106
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Marsten (27) may also be a first name.

Marsten Last Name Facts

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

Marsten occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Marsten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 704,927th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name Marsten is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Marsten live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Marsten is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

The last name Marsten is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 1,262,923. In The United States Marsten is primarily concentrated in: California, where 20 percent live, Washington, where 15 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Marsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marsten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Marsten last name rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Marsten surname are 4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Marsten earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning 350,822 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $52,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marsteen9371/
Marsteng938/
Marstn921/
Maarstuen883/
Marstin86158/
Morsten8640/
Mersten8629/
Marstyn863/
Marchten804/
Marsztyn801/
Marstion800/
Moorsteen754/
Moorstien751/
Meysrsten750/
Morstin7148/
Morstyn7122/
Marctin710/
Merstin710/
Morsztyn67161/
Meirstin675/
Morschtin631/
Morstynová593/
Morstýnová592/

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Marsten Reference & Research

Marston DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Marston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Marsten
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