Elmström Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Elmström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 144 | 1:68,380 | 5,181 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Elmstrom (137) are calculated separately.
Elmström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmström Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elmström occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Elmstrom. For other potential spellings of Elmström click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmström? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,434,893rd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Elmström reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 68,380. In Sweden Elmström is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 39 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside and Blekinge County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Elmström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Elmström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elmström last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmstrom | 96 | 137 | / |
| Helmström | 94 | 9 | / |
| Elmstrm | 93 | 4 | / |
| Hjelmström | 89 | 113 | / |
| Almström | 88 | 787 | / |
| Elmstrøm | 88 | 181 | / |
| Holmström | 82 | 9,533 | / |
| Almeström | 82 | 7 | / |
| Alm Ström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Almstrm | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hjälmström | 78 | 7 | / |
| Alm Åström | 78 | 1 | / |
| Almstrom | 75 | 246 | / |
| Almstrøm | 75 | 11 | / |
| Almstrum | 75 | 9 | / |
| Almstorm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elmes Törmä | 74 | 1 | / |
| Holmstrem | 71 | 6 | / |
| Almsterom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holmstroem | 67 | 19 | / |
| Almoustaram | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Mesterim | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Elmström
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