Gillström Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gillström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gillström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3171:31,0622,540
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Gillström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gillström occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gillström? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 844,382nd most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The last name Gillström is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gillström are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Gillström is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 31,062. In Sweden Gillström is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent live, Västmanland County, where 14 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live. Other than Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Gillström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gillström has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gillström last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 83 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 Gillström
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