Sandström Surname

43,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sandström Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Sand stream.

Sandström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden10,1381:97171
Finland1,4861:3,699579
Norway801:64,2799,125
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

The alternate forms: Sandstrom (5,751) are calculated separately.

Sandström Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Sand stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sandström Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandström is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be found as a variant: Sandstrom. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandström? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sandström is the 43,664th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 612,090 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sandström reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Sandström is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 10,138 people, or 1 in 971. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 17 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Sweden Sandström exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Sandström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sandström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sandström last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sandström Last Name Statistics demography

Sandström earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning 289,045 kr per year.

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