Wollsten Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Wollsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 117 | 1:46,980 | 5,756 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Wollstén (4) are calculated separately.
Wollsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wollsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wollsten is most common in Finland. It may also appear as a variant: Wollstén. For other potential spellings of Wollsten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wollsten? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Wollsten occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wollsten are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most common in Finland, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 46,980. In Finland Wollsten is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 92 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 6 percent live and Ostrobothnia, where 2 percent live. Other than Finland it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollstén | 96 | 4 | / |
| Wolsten | 93 | 43 | / |
| Wollshteun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wallsten | 88 | 523 | / |
| Vollsten | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wolstien | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wohlsten | 88 | 1 | / |
| Woolsten | 88 | 1 | / |
| Woolsteen | 82 | 28 | / |
| Wallesten | 82 | 7 | / |
| Woolstien | 82 | 0 | / |
| Walsten | 80 | 265 | / |
| Wulsten | 80 | 80 | / |
| Bolsten | 80 | 10 | / |
| Volsten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahlsten | 75 | 707 | / |
| Wallstén | 75 | 111 | / |
| Vallsten | 75 | 69 | / |
| Walstien | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wallstin | 75 | 5 | / |
| Walsteen | 75 | 4 | / |
| Walhsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ballsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolsztyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waslsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boylsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wallstem | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolstin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boilsten | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wahlsteen | 71 | 33 | / |
| Ballesten | 71 | 0 | / |
| Valsten | 67 | 32 | / |
| Walstyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Balsten | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walstén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wulstem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walstin | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollsten
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