Nesten Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nesten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Nestén (13) are calculated separately.

Nesten (23) may also be a first name.

Nesten Last Name Facts

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

Nesten is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Nestén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nesten is the 3,730,171st most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Nesten occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Nesten reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 403,194. In Denmark Nesten is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 64 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 21 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 14 percent reside. Other than Denmark this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Nesten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nesten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nesten Last Name Statistics demography

Nesten earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nestén9413/
Niesten921,013/
Nesteng9237/
Nestenk922/
Nejsten921/
Neysten920/
Neten9197/
Neustien864/
Neistien861/
Netten831,544/
Nysten83696/
Nieten83193/
Nethen83131/
Neeten83101/
Nestin8378/
Nosten8345/
Nasten8315/
Neteng8313/
Neiten8313/
Nisten8313/
Neaten838/
Ngeten836/
Neuten835/
Netien834/
Netoen831/
Netuen831/
Netn801/
Nijsten771,219/
Niethen77152/
Noisten77141/
Nesting77130/
Nestina7749/
Nastien7731/
Nysteen7726/
Neeteen7714/
Nestyna7714/
Nethoen779/
Neiteng777/
Neathen773/
Neatien773/
Nasteen772/
Neethen771/
Neshtin771/
Nystøen771/
Nettien771/
Neustin771/
Naisten771/
Neistin771/
Nettoen771/
Neetten771/
Nosteen770/
Neitten770/
Nuisten770/
Niten73198/
Netin7373/
Netem7314/
Netne7313/
Neetn732/
Nastn731/
Nyten731/
Nostienė7126/
Nittsten715/
Naishten714/
Gnechten711/
Nishtien711/
Netthuen711/
Nestting710/
Nettem671,835/
Nuyten67871/
Nastin67819/
Nuiten67388/
Nethin67196/
Njøten67188/
Netuin6777/
Nystén6763/
Nostin6756/
Nettin6751/
Niteen6746/
Naiten6729/
Nästén6720/
Nitten6718/
Nixten6717/
Niteng6714/
Netina6713/
Neting6713/
Nettyn6713/
Nyoten6712/
Neetin675/
Neetem674/
Nistin674/
Nituen674/
Neutin673/
Nithen672/
Nestinova672/
Netgne672/
Netion672/
Ngiten672/
Nioten672/
Neatin671/
Nashtn671/
Neitem671/
Netinc671/
Nestinová671/
Nystèn671/
Nétien671/
Ngetin671/
Neethn671/

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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 Nesten
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