Ahlm Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ahlm Surname User-submission:

Alm is a native word in Swedish for a specific tree, known as Ulmus in English. There are many different sub species to ulmus and ahlm is a typographic error from when Sweden standardized spelling in the fifteen-hundreds (in 1526 the first version of The First Testament was published in Swedish, and spellings were not yet strict in the formal sense, and the version of writing that is now known as "Older New Swedish" that generation of Swedish writing is said to have ended 1732, when the full version of the bible was first translated and started spreading).

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Ahlm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5101:19,3071,621
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ahlm (15) may also be a first name.

Ahlm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Alm is a native word in Swedish for a specific tree, known as Ulmus in English. There are many different sub species to ulmus and ahlm is a typographic error from when Sweden standardized spelling in the fifteen-hundreds (in 1526 the first version of The First Testament was published in Swedish, and spellings were not yet strict in the formal sense, and the version of writing that is now known as "Older New Swedish" that generation of Swedish writing is said to have ended 1732, when the full version of the bible was first translated and started spreading). One of the branches of the Ahlm family, dating back to the 1700s, there was one migration from Belgium or The Nederlands, which may explain the h. Since there were no correct way of spelling Ulmus, both Alm and Ahlm would be accepted.

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Ahlm Last Name Facts

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

Ahlm occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ahlm.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlm? popularity and diffusion

Ahlm is the 413,768th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ahlm are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 19,307. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 26 percent live, Stockholm County, where 19 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Sweden it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Ahlm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ahlm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ahlm surname grew 24,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ahlm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ahlm last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ahlm earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 36.68% more than the national average, earning $58,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning $41,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahalm896/
Alm8641,542/
Athlem800/
Holm7573,863/
Helm7544,469/
Halm7511,960/
Aalm754,215/
Galm752,217/
Alme751,431/
Allm75426/
Aslm75408/
Atlm75185/
Hólm7582/
Ailm7525/
Almå7516/
Ealm7515/
Aelm756/
Almm755/
Ehlm755/
Hölm755/
Almt754/
Aulm754/
Aylm753/
Almh752/
Alhm752/
Alım751/
Almd751/
Ohlm751/
Ajlm751/
Hachelm731/
Hachilm731/
Holme675,309/
Halme674,491/
Ealem67608/
Hollm67205/
Atlmt67153/
Alhmd67124/
Hellm6748/
Halmø6748/
Almdd6742/
Ailem6725/
Hallm6723/
Åholm6717/
Haelm6717/
Hoelm6711/
Aallm6710/
Hailm6710/
Halhm677/
Aglim677/
Aylem676/
Allme676/
Ealme675/
Aselm675/
Holmø675/
Øholm675/
Heilm674/
Aslmm674/
Asilm674/
Aalme673/
Ailme672/
Helmm672/
Houlm672/
Healm672/
Aaslm672/
Atlem672/
Asllm672/
Aslmh672/
Alhme672/
Almdt671/
Helmø671/
Aslme671/
Holmm671/
Aulme671/
Gaalm671/
Gaulm671/
Gallm671/
Halmm671/
Haslm671/
Aslhm671/
Hoilm671/
Helmh671/
Hoslm671/
Aalmm671/
Aalhm671/
Hoolm670/
Holmd670/

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