Dahlström Surname

76,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dahlström Surname User-submission:

Dahlström is a Swedish surname derived from the Swedish and Norwegian words dal, meaning 'valley', and ström or strøm, meaning 'stream'.

Dahlström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,5141:1,786168
Finland6851:8,0241,251
Norway501:102,84613,903
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Dahlstrom (4,331) & Dahlstrôm (1) are calculated separately.

Dahlström Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dahlström is a Swedish surname derived from the Swedish and Norwegian words dal, meaning 'valley', and ström or strøm, meaning 'stream'.

- Junie

Dahlström Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dahlström occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dahlstrom or Dahlstrôm. Click here for other possible spellings of Dahlström.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahlström? popularity and diffusion

Dahlström is the 76,842nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,143,503 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dahlström live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 5,514 people, or 1 in 1,786. In Sweden Dahlström is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found and Skåne County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 11 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Dahlström Last Name Statistics demography

Dahlström earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.45% less than the national average, earning 296,072 kr per year.

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