Tilstam Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tilstam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilstam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden631:156,29810,904
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tilstam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tilstam is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tilstam.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilstam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tilstam reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 156,298. In Sweden Tilstam is most numerous in: Jönköping County, where 43 percent live, Stockholm County, where 16 percent live and Västmanland County, where 14 percent live. Not including Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tillstam9319/
Tylstam864/
Tellstam8011/
Tellestam7518/
Tilston711,030/
Telstan713/
Tilstone67327/
Tillston6725/
Tielston670/
Tillstone6321/
Telston571/
Tellston531/
Tellstone5040/

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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 Tilstam
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