Igelström Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Igelström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Igelström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3181:30,9652,534
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway61:857,04855,549
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Igelstrom (10) are calculated separately.

Igelström Last Name Facts

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

Igelström is most common in Sweden. It may be rendered as: Igelstrom. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Igelström? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 832,284th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. Igelström occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Igelström live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 30,965. In Sweden Igelström is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 16 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 14 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Sweden Igelström occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Igelström Last Name Statistics demography

Igelström earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 37.84% less than the national average, earning 215,110 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igelstrom9610/
Ingelström95115/
Egelström8921/
Igelstrøm891/
Engelström844/
Egelstrom7811/
Ejleström785/
Agelstrom780/

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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 Igelström
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