Boström Surname

63,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Boström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,0221:1,402123
Finland6821:8,0601,257
Germany881:914,83564,706
Norway491:104,94514,093
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Malta41:107,5681,849
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Böström (1) are calculated separately.

Boström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boström is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Böström. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boström.

How Common Is The Last Name Boström? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,274th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 920,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Boström are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 7,022 people, or 1 in 1,402. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Sweden it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Boström Last Name Statistics demography

Boström earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning 328,340 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böström951/
Boxström9383/
Bodström9348/
Botström9335/
Bohström935/
Boyström935/
Bostrem8621/
Buström8615/
Boxtröm861/
Bostroem8080/
Woxström8015/
Voxström8014/
Boostrem801/
Bustrem717/
Wadström67269/
Wasström67255/
Vadström6768/
Vasström6720/
Baustrem670/
Wattström6314/
Wassström631/
Batrem620/
Batreum570/
Vasthrem533/

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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 Boström
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