Malmsten

Malmsten Meaning & Origin

About Malmsten
The surname Malmsten is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "malm," meaning "ore" or "metal," and "sten," meaning "stone." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Malmsten can be interpreted as "metal stone" or "ore stone." This surname likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived near or worked with metal or stone, or it could have been a topographic name for someone living near a prominent rock formation.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Malmsten is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Malmsten: 164
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 108,199
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Malmsten based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLMSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNANA
🔊 Soundex
M0452305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AO1 L M S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/malmsten*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLMSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M452

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Malmsten in Braille

Here's how to represent Malmsten in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Malmsten in braille

How to sign the name Malmsten using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Malmsten using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Malmsten in sign language

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