Nyström Surname

35,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nyström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden12,5061:78757
Finland1,9011:2,891444
Norway1011:50,9147,301
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
France141:4,744,480251,814
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nyström Last Name Facts

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

Nyström is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyström? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyström is the 35,948th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 496,393 people. Nyström is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nyström reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 12,506 people, or 1 in 787. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 13 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Nyström Last Name Statistics demography

Nyström earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.77% less than the national average, earning 256,888 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayström936/
Nyströmme8811/
Nystrem867/
Näström862/
Nyströmová821/
Näsström801,342/
Nystroem8033/
Neiström8026/
Nejström8024/
Najström8016/
Nedström8013/
Nytrem777/
Neijström758/
Netrem6228/
Nitrem6215/

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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 Nyström
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