Nordström Surname

38,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nordström Surname User-submission:

Nordstrom is a Swedish compound surname meaning 'mountain of the north'. It is popularly mentioned in not only Sweden but also the US. A luxury store chain named Nordstrom was founded in the US by a Swede named John W. Nordstrom (originally named Johan Wilhelm Nordstrom).

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Nordström 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
Sweden11,3481:86863
Finland2,0431:2,691416
Norway871:59,1078,442
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark91:627,19136,734
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
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The alternate forms: Nordstrom (9,696) are calculated separately.

Nordström Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nordstrom is a Swedish compound surname meaning 'mountain of the north'. It is popularly mentioned in not only Sweden but also the US. A luxury store chain named Nordstrom was founded in the US by a Swede named John W. Nordstrom (originally named Johan Wilhelm Nordstrom).

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Nordström is a surname of Swedish origin, combining nord, which translates to 'north', and ström, which translates to 'river', to make Nordstrom or 'north river'.

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Nordström is a Swedish surname, meaning 'north river'.

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Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Nordström Demographics

Average Nordström Salary in
Norway

308,731 kr

Per year
Rank:
36,724 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00110824
Rank: 13,270 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
89.21%
Sample size: 28 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Nordström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nordström is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Nordstrom. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nordström.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordström? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nordström is the 38,500th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 533,534 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nordström live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 11,348 people, or 1 in 868. In Sweden Nordström is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Skåne County, where 13 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live. Other than Sweden Nordström exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 15 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Nordström Last Name Statistics demography

Nordström earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning 308,731 kr per year.

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
Nordstrom969,696/
Nordeström954/
Nordstrm94814/
Nordstrøm891,080/
Nordstrum8992/
Nordstorm8946/
Nordstrem8944/
Nordstörm891/
Nordstram891/
Nurdström891/
Nordströmová861/
Nordstroem8423/
Nordstraem846/
Nordshtrem845/
Nordestrom844/
Nordstream841/
Nordstryom841/
Nortdstrom840/
Nortstrom787/
Nardstrom780/
Nurdstroem740/
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