Angström Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Angström Surname User-submission:
This is a Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from a steamy-river. It is derived from the words ånga, meaning 'steam', and ström, meaning 'river'.
Angström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Ångström (388), Angstrom (257), Ängström (3) & Ångstrom (1) are calculated separately.
Angström Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from a steamy-river. It is derived from the words ånga, meaning 'steam', and ström, meaning 'river'.
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Where Does The Last Name Angström Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Angström is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ångström, Angstrom, Ängström or Ångstrom. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Angström? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Angström is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Angström are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden it is most common in: Östergötland County, where 68 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ångström | 96 | 388 | / |
| Angstrom | 96 | 257 | / |
| Ängström | 96 | 3 | / |
| Ångstrom | 92 | 1 | / |
| Engström | 88 | 15,590 | / |
| Ingström | 88 | 220 | / |
| Yngström | 88 | 133 | / |
| Angstrum | 88 | 0 | / |
| Angstwurm | 82 | 9 | / |
| Engstrm | 80 | 945 | / |
| Youngström | 78 | 19 | / |
| Engstrom | 75 | 9,998 | / |
| Engstrøm | 75 | 664 | / |
| Engstrum | 75 | 80 | / |
| Yngstrom | 75 | 35 | / |
| Ingstrum | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ingstrom | 75 | 21 | / |
| Engstorm | 75 | 10 | / |
| Engstrem | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ångstrøm | 75 | 4 | / |
| Engstrõm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Engstrém | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yngstrøm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yngstrum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ingstrem | 75 | 0 | / |
| Engstram | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ingstram | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ingstrim | 75 | 0 | / |
| Engstroem | 71 | 25 | / |
| Engstrume | 71 | 23 | / |
| Yungstrom | 71 | 9 | / |
| Engstriom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eingstrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engstromm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yngstroem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yingstrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yongstrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engstrema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engstroma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yengstrom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yuan Ekström | 70 | 1 | / |
| Youngstrom | 67 | 1,001 | / |
| Youngstrum | 67 | 28 | / |
| Youngstorm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anxtrim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Youngstram | 67 | 0 | / |
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