Hamström Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Hamström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hamström 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
Finland411:134,06612,676
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

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

Hamström Last Name Facts

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

Hamström is more frequently found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Hämström. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamström? popularity and diffusion

Hamström is the 2,061,309th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hamström reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Hamström is most widespread in Finland, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 134,066. In Finland Hamström is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 56 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 24 percent live and Kymenlaakso, where 12 percent live. Excluding Finland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 48 percent live and Norway, where 2 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
Hämström961/
Hamnström9496/
Amström935/
Hemström88493/
Hanström8892/
Heimström821/
Ämström806/
Omström803/
Anström801/
Ahnström75194/
Janström7524/
Ganström7517/
Gahnström71309/
Heinström7183/
Johnström7110/
Anstrem672/
Ottenström566/
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Hamström Reference & Research

Armstrong FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Armstrong FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Hamström
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