Hellström Surname

53,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hellström Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Boulder stream.

Hellström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,5681:1,14988
Finland8531:6,4441,003
Norway671:76,75110,726
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Estonia311:42,6398,109
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hellström Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Boulder stream.

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

Hellström Last Name Facts

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

Hellström occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellström? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,061st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 756,440 people. The last name Hellström is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hellström live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 8,568 people, or 1 in 1,149. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Skåne County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Sweden it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 9 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Hellström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hellström has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hellström last name rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 58 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hellström Last Name Statistics demography

Hellström earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.99% more than the national average, earning 442,936 kr per year.

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