Rostén Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Rostén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Rosten (1,398), Röstén (24), Rostèn (1) & Rösten (3) are calculated separately.
Rostén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rostén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rostén is found most frequently in Finland. It can be found as a variant: Rosten, Röstén, Rostèn or Rösten. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rostén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Rostén live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most common in Finland, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 211,412. In Finland Rostén is most numerous in: Satakunta, where 38 percent reside, Åland Islands, where 27 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Finland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent reside and Sweden, where 16 percent reside.
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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 Rostén
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