Hedström Surname

91,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hedström Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Heath stream.

Hedström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,0061:1,967182
Finland1491:36,8914,756
Norway391:131,85317,004
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Hedström Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Heath stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hedström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hedström is most common in Sweden. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedström? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,582nd most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,394,479 people. The surname Hedström is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hedström are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 5,006 people, or 1 in 1,967. In Sweden Hedström is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Hedström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hedström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hedström last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hedström Last Name Statistics demography

Hedström earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning 275,319 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hejdström9451/
Edström934,301/
Heström932/
Jedström889/
Hidström886/
Eström864/
Hedstroem827/
Chädström823/
Headstrem823/
Hettström821/
Idström80179/
Odström8032/
Ydström8027/
Euström8016/
Hyström806/
Edstrem803/
Chestrem7513/
Jidström757/
Edstroem756/
Estrem71706/
Yström7171/
Hättström7148/
Iström719/
Äström711/
Hystrem671/
Attström634/
Östström632/
Istrem574/
Ystroem5330/

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