Fagerström Surname

137,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Fagerström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fagerström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,9221:5,123486
Finland1,2671:4,338700
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Norway171:302,48730,120
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Fagerstrom (1,047) & Fägerström (17) are calculated separately.

Fagerström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fagerström is found most in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Fagerstrom or Fägerström. Click here for further potential spellings of Fagerström.

How Common Is The Last Name Fagerström? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fagerström is the 137,931st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,245,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fagerström live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,922 people, or 1 in 5,123. In Sweden Fagerström is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live and Skåne County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Sweden Fagerström is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 39 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Fagerström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fagerström has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fagerström surname contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fagerstrom971,047/
Fägerström9717/
Fagerstrm9560/
Fagerstrøm9072/
Fagerstrem903/
Fagerstorm902/
Faugerstrom8612/
Fagerstroem8610/
Fagerstrome860/
Fogerstrom800/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fagerström
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