Sahlström Surname

297,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sahlström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahlström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,0051:9,798870
Finland2521:21,8123,068
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Sahlstrom (433) are calculated separately.

Sahlström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sahlström occurs most in Sweden. It can be found as a variant: Sahlstrom. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahlström? popularity and diffusion

It is the 297,671st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,693,395 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sahlström are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Sahlström is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,005 people, or 1 in 9,798. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found and Skåne County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Sweden it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 20 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Sahlström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sahlström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sahlström surname contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sahlström Last Name Statistics demography

Sahlström earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning 312,460 kr per year.

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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 Sahlström
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