Engbom Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Engbom Surname User-submission:

Engbaum is a mis-spelling of the Swedish surname Engbom.

The children of Jacob Niclas Otto Engbom Niclasson (b. 1840 Visby, Gotland, Sweden) were given the surname Engbaum as the first generation born in the United States and Canada.

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Engbom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Finland111:499,70030,478
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Engbom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Engbaum is a mis-spelling of the Swedish surname Engbom.

The children of Jacob Niclas Otto Engbom Niclasson (b. 1840 Visby, Gotland, Sweden) were given the surname Engbaum as the first generation born in the United States and Canada. Subsequent generations have adopted this spelling.

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Engbom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Engbom is found most in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engbom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Engbom is the 1,612,213th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Engbom live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 115,844. In Sweden Engbom is most frequent in: Västmanland County, where 45 percent live, Stockholm County, where 28 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live. Aside from Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and Finland, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engbome9227/
Engbhom921/
Egbom91612/
Hegbom8360/
Angbom837/
Ängbom836/
Egbuom835/
Egbome832/
Engbon831/
Engbam831/
Ingbom831/
Engbaum7722/
Ingboum777/
Hegboum772/
Hegboom771/
Ingboom771/
Igbom73373/
Egbam738/
Ihemgbom7111/
Hägbom6738/
Igbome6737/
Iggbom6719/
Ingbam676/
Engban672/
Aigbom672/
Angbam672/
Heingboon671/
Emgbon671/
Egbeum671/
Igboom671/
Heangboon671/
Higbom670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Engbom
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