Polsten Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Polsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Polsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Polsten occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Polsten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Polsten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Polsten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Polsten are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Polsten is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 492,338. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Jönköping County, where 40 percent live, Skåne County, where 35 percent live and Blekinge County, where 20 percent live. Excluding Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live.

Polsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Polsten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Polsten surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polsten Last Name Statistics demography

Polsten earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polsteen937/
Pollesten880/
Polstin8627/
Palsten8623/
Polstyn862/
Pahlsten8026/
Palsteen8011/
Polstyna803/
Palesten801/
Polestin801/
Paulsten801/
Polestina7559/
Pholestin756/
Palestin6793/
Pahlstén6713/
Pelestin676/
Palestne671/
Palestina635,345/
Phalestin631,168/
Paulestin631/
Palesttne631/
Palestion631/
Paulestina592/
Palestinova563/

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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 Polsten
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