Sjösten Surname

370,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sjösten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjösten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8731:11,279982
Finland811:67,8617,618
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Sjosten (73) & Sjöstén (6) are calculated separately.

Sjösten Last Name Facts

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

Sjösten is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear as: Sjosten or Sjöstén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjösten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 370,091st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,505,197 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjösten are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 873 people, or 1 in 11,279. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Kronoberg County, where 11 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 8 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Sjösten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sjösten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjosten9573/
Sjöstén956/
Sjösteen9322/
Söhsten861/
Sjosteen803/
Sosten772,375/
Sasten7720/
Sesten772/
Sohsten7192/
Shosten7149/
Sestien7118/
Shasten718/
Shasteen67845/
Schasten675/
Sastn672/
Saasteen672/
Sjesttin671/
Shosteen671/
Shastten671/
Shastien671/
Shestaen671/
Shuisten670/
Shestten670/
Schasteen63165/
Sostin6282/
Sostyn6278/
Sastin6220/
Sestin627/
Shastin571,206/
Shostin57101/
Shestin5727/
Shostyn5720/
Shestyn575/
Seshtin571/
Söchting53190/
Schastin537/
Schastén533/
Shashtin532/

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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 Sjösten
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