Ekholm Surname

75,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekholm Surname User-submission:

Ekholm is a Swedish surname, meaning 'Oak island'.

Ekholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,4701:2,838273
Finland1,8691:2,941457
United States8121:446,37838,303
Denmark1051:53,7595,507
Norway661:77,91310,889
Canada631:584,85148,473
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Ekholm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ekholm is a Swedish surname, meaning 'Oak island'.

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Ekholm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekholm (Georgian: ეკჰოლმ) is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ekholm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekholm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 75,423rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,119,783 people. Ekholm is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ekholm reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Ekholm is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,470 people, or 1 in 2,838. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden Ekholm occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Ekholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ekholm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ekholm last name grew 1,532 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ekholm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ekholm are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ekholm earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning 313,293 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckholm92415/
Eskholm9233/
Eikholm9220/
Ekkholm926/
Eekholm921/
Eskholme8641/
Okholm83474/
Ekgolm833/
Ikholm831/
Echolm830/
Ekhalm830/
Eskolm830/
Ockholm7710/
Hakholm773/
Eikhólm773/
Echholm771/
Akolm732/
Eichholm710/
Icholm676/
Ekalme671/
Eucolm671/
Hocolm670/
Escolme62146/
Højholm623/
Yescolm620/
Ekelehem573/
Ecalm553/
Ikalm551/
Akalm551/
Acolm550/
Jhalmh501/
Ecalme501/

Ekholm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekholm in the Georgian language
ეკჰოლმekholm-

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