Waagstein Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Waagstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waagstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Faroe Islands171:2,882339
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Waagstein Last Name Facts

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

Waagstein is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waagstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Waagstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Waagstein is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Waagstein reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 128,289. In Denmark Waagstein is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 75 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 20 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 5 percent reside. Barring Denmark it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Faroe Islands, where 21 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagstein940/
Wegstein82176/
Wakstein82159/
Waxstein8229/
Vagstein8220/
Wagsteinová802/
Wachstein78111/
Wackstein7811/
Waxtein7526/
Wachshtein742/
Wekstein7150/
Vegstein7148/
Bakstein7116/
Wokstein7112/
Bogstein712/
Wexstein712/
Waksteim712/
Weckstein67244/
Backstein6797/
Vakshtein679/
Weksztein678/
Bakshtein673/
Waksztejn672/
Weikstein670/

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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 Waagstein
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