Fogelström Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fogelström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fogelström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6771:14,5451,245
Finland251:219,86818,073
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Fogelstrom (315) are calculated separately.

Fogelström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fogelström is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Fogelstrom. Click here for further possible spellings of Fogelström.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogelström? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fogelström is the 470,770th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name Fogelström occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fogelström live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 677 people, or 1 in 14,545. In Sweden Fogelström is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent live and Skåne County, where 12 percent live. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Fogelström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fogelström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fogelström last name fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Fogelström
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