Mälström Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mälström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mälström 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
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Målström (8) are calculated separately.

Mälström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mälström occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Målström. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mälström? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Mälström is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mälström reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Mälström is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 266,129. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västmanland County, where 32 percent live, Stockholm County, where 30 percent live and Skåne County, where 11 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 3 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
Målström968/
Mählström9429/
Mällström948/
Melström883/
Mellström82516/
Millström823/
Möllström822/
Maelström821/
Milleström784/
Mellstroem672/

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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 Mälström
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