Åkersten Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Åkersten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 157 | 1:62,718 | 4,797 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Åkerstén (4) are calculated separately.
Åkersten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Åkersten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Åkersten occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Åkerstén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Åkersten? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,295,379th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Åkersten live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Åkersten is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 62,718. In Sweden Åkersten is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 41 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Sweden Åkersten is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Åkerstén | 96 | 4 | / |
| Kersten | 93 | 26,978 | / |
| Kiersten | 88 | 77 | / |
| Kersteen | 88 | 59 | / |
| Keursten | 88 | 54 | / |
| Kaersten | 88 | 37 | / |
| Kerstien | 88 | 31 | / |
| Koersten | 88 | 15 | / |
| Kersteng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kearsten | 88 | 1 | / |
| Keirsten | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kerstn | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kerstenne | 82 | 101 | / |
| Kierszten | 82 | 23 | / |
| Kierstien | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kerschten | 82 | 0 | / |
| Karsten | 80 | 14,933 | / |
| Kirsten | 80 | 13,351 | / |
| Korsten | 80 | 3,658 | / |
| Kerstin | 80 | 549 | / |
| Kärsten | 80 | 124 | / |
| Körsten | 80 | 94 | / |
| Kerstem | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kerstyn | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kerzten | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cersten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kerschtien | 78 | 10 | / |
| Kerstenová | 78 | 10 | / |
| Kierstyn | 75 | 49 | / |
| Kirstien | 75 | 41 | / |
| Coersten | 75 | 35 | / |
| Karstien | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kersztyn | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kärrsten | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kierstin | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kerstina | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karstenn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karsteen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaarsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karrsten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirsteen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirssten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirshten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kearstin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keirstin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kiersztyn | 71 | 375 | / |
| Kirschten | 71 | 175 | / |
| D'Kirsten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiershtin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carsten | 67 | 2,845 | / |
| Corsten | 67 | 2,150 | / |
| Korstin | 67 | 28 | / |
| Karstin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cirsten | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kirstin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kirstyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karstén | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cerstin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qirsten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirstenová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrstin | 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 Åkersten
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