Nerstrand Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nerstrand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nerstrand 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
Sweden251:393,87027,867
England21:27,859,030389,889

Nerstrand Last Name Facts

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

Nerstrand is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerstrand? popularity and diffusion

Nerstrand is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nerstrand are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 48 percent reside, Värmland County, where 44 percent reside and Skåne County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside.

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
Neerstrand951/
Nersstrands901/
Norstrand89276/
Närstrand893/
Norrstrand8430/
Norestrand8412/
Nährstrand843/
Nørrestrand808/
Nerstrom7131/

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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 Nerstrand
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