Säfsten Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Säfsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Säfsten 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
Sweden1301:75,7445,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Safsten (115) are calculated separately.

Säfsten Last Name Facts

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

Säfsten occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Safsten. For other possible spellings of Säfsten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Säfsten? popularity and diffusion

Säfsten is the 1,558,593rd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Säfsten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Säfsten reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 75,744. In Sweden Säfsten is most numerous in: Västerbotten County, where 45 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 25 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 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
Safsten95115/
Sefstien800/
Seifstein7540/
Savsten7110/
Schaffsten711/
Svastuen6746/
Savasten6736/
Sevesten675/
Sevasten671/
Sääf Westin671/
Søvsteen671/
Sofeston670/
Sebstin5712/
Gibsten572/
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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 Säfsten
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