Törnsten Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Törnsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Tornsten (4) are calculated separately.
Törnsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Törnsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Törnsten occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Tornsten. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Törnsten? popularity and diffusion
The last name Törnsten is the 2,034,059th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Törnsten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Törnsten live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 117,223. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 52 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 23 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Sweden this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornsten | 96 | 4 | / |
| Thörnsten | 94 | 5 | / |
| Ternsten | 88 | 25 | / |
| Tärnsten | 88 | 5 | / |
| Transten | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tronstein | 82 | 24 | / |
| Ternesten | 82 | 13 | / |
| Thornsten | 82 | 6 | / |
| Traunstein | 78 | 21 | / |
| Trounstien | 78 | 1 | / |
| Trounstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Turenstene | 78 | 0 | / |
| Transton | 75 | 25 | / |
| Turnston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Trinston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dornstein | 71 | 119 | / |
| Ternestin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dernstein | 71 | 5 | / |
| Drenstein | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thornstin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Trounstine | 67 | 24 | / |
| Derenstein | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dorenstein | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dorn-Stein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Transtanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dornstwein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draunstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trinnstine | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Törnsten
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