Hernström Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Hernström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 155 | 1:63,527 | 4,846 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Hernström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hernström Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hernström is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hernström? popularity and diffusion
Hernström is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hernström are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 63,527. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 33 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside and Värmland County, where 12 percent reside. Barring Sweden Hernström occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chernström | 95 | 7 | / |
| Ernström | 94 | 132 | / |
| Jernström | 89 | 552 | / |
| Hörnström | 89 | 171 | / |
| Ehrnström | 89 | 126 | / |
| Härnström | 89 | 104 | / |
| Hornström | 89 | 23 | / |
| Ehrenström | 84 | 57 | / |
| Arnström | 82 | 209 | / |
| Ärnström | 82 | 41 | / |
| Örnström | 82 | 7 | / |
| Järnström | 78 | 414 | / |
| Arenström | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ehrnstroem | 74 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Hernström
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