Engström Surname

34,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Engström Surname User-submission:

The Engström surname is derived from the Swedish/Finnish words eng/äng, meaning 'meadow', and ström, meaning 'stream', or 'water stream'.

Engström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden14,5181:67845
Finland7781:7,0651,106
Norway1351:38,0915,398
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England81:6,964,757184,742
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Engstrõm (1) are calculated separately.

Engström Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Engström surname is derived from the Swedish/Finnish words eng/äng, meaning 'meadow', and ström, meaning 'stream', or 'water stream'.

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Engström Last Name Facts

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

Engström is found most in Sweden. It may also appear as: Engstrõm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engström? popularity and diffusion

The surname Engström is the 34,018th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 467,450 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Engström are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 14,518 people, or 1 in 678. In Sweden Engström is most common in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent reside and Skåne County, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Sweden it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 5 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Engström Last Name Statistics demography

Engström earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.84% less than the national average, earning 280,894 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engstrõm961/
Ingström88220/
Yngström88133/
Angström8827/
Engstrem887/
Ängström883/
Engstroem8225/
Jingström828/
Hingström826/
Ingstrem750/
Yngstroem711/

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