Gahnström Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gahnström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gahnström 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
Sweden2991:32,9322,686
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gahnström Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahnström is most common in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahnström? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 874,560th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gahnström live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 32,932. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Gotland County, where 37 percent live, Stockholm County, where 20 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 1 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
Ahnström94194/
Ganström9417/
Anström881/
Gahnstroem845/
Hanström8292/
Hamnström7896/
Heinström7883/
Amström755/
Anstrem752/
Hamström7183/
Heimström671/
Ottenström636/
Omström633/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gahnström
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