Ekblom Surname

221,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekblom Surname User-submission:

Ekblom is a notable Swedish surname of a historical Swedish athlete. That's Swedish sport shooter Axel Ekblom (1893-1957), a notable person in 1924's summer Olympics in Paris. Ekblom is a 'compound' surname derived from 2 Swedish words having to do with nature (ek = oak, blom = flower / blossom).

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Ekblom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,3241:7,437687
Finland2461:22,3443,136
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Norway411:125,42216,333
England281:1,989,93178,001
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ekblom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ekblom is a notable Swedish surname of a historical Swedish athlete. That's Swedish sport shooter Axel Ekblom (1893-1957), a notable person in 1924's summer Olympics in Paris. Ekblom is a 'compound' surname derived from 2 Swedish words having to do with nature (ek = oak, blom = flower / blossom). Most Swedish surnames are patronymic and natural.

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Ekblom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ekblom occurs most in Sweden. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekblom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 221,588th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,958,471 people. Ekblom occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ekblom are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,324 people, or 1 in 7,437. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found and Örebro County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ekblom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekblom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekblom last name rose 3,750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ekblom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekblom surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Ekblom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning 383,082 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,653 USD per year.

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