Strom Surname

32,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Strom Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Stream.

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Strom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,8541:28,1983,512
Canada1,0501:35,0914,491
Germany5081:158,47518,883
Russia2331:618,55454,209
Israel2321:36,8865,098
Australia1951:138,43914,922
England1701:327,75324,219
Belarus1421:66,90911,034
New Zealand1171:38,7046,577
Sweden1121:87,9176,459
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Poland451:844,63965,213
Norway401:128,55716,659
Austria341:250,45429,541
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
France171:3,907,219231,005
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Finland91:610,74534,002
Denmark91:627,19136,734
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
San Marino11:33,214932
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:75,9748,073

The alternate forms: Štrom (13) are calculated separately.

Strom (152) may also be a first name.

Strom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Stream.

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

(from a place name) Strom is a German word meaning “stream,” but this name is taken from the name of the village of Schrom, in Prussian Silesia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

The Strom surname has two possible meanings.

It comes from the Swedish word ström, meaning 'stream'.

Or it comes from the German word Strom, meaning 'electricity', 'current', 'power'.

- amaniguzel

Strom Last Name Facts

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

Strom (Arabic: ستروم, Russian: Стром) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Štrom. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Strom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,952nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 452,109 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Strom are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 746,252nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 152 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 12,854 people, or 1 in 28,198. In The United States Strom is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Strom occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Strom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Strom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Strom last name increased 1,945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,545 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Strom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Strom surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Strom surname are 4.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Strom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.07% more than the national average, earning R 489,708 per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Štrom9313/
Strohm916,136/
Strome911,071/
Shtrom91531/
Stroom91214/
Stromm91123/
Stroum9181/
Stroem9177/
Sztrom9147/
Sætrom9142/
Åstrom919/
Stroim915/
Sthrom914/
Stromd911/
Strhom911/
Stromn910/
Stromg910/
Stromme83758/
Sthrome8313/
Stromhs832/
Strohme831/
Stromdt831/
Struohm831/
Strohmm831/
Stroome830/
Strum802,664/
Stram80754/
Stron80205/
Stroń806/
Strüm801/
Strãm801/
Stromova77366/
Stromová7714/
Strong7379,662/
Strahm733,037/
Stramm73416/
Stronk73412/
Strohn73242/
Stroyn73211/
Straum73177/
Sætrum73122/
Stroin7392/
Strumm7371/
Sztrum7359/
Strone7351/
Strond7340/
Størum7337/
Shtrum7332/
Struhm7323/
Strame7315/
Stroun7312/
Sthram738/
Shtram738/
Sztram738/
Streum738/
Stront735/
Stronc733/
Stronh732/
Stroon732/
Shtron731/
Strram731/
Strume731/
Strhon731/
Stronn731/
Strojn731/
Strümm731/
Stramg731/
Struon730/
Stramn730/
Shtromova7114/
Strohmová712/
Stroumova711/
Stroschem711/
Straume672,248/
Stroink67388/
Stronck67183/
Strosin67171/
Strocen67167/
Straham67104/
Strohyn6793/
Stroing6775/
Stroyne6753/
Sztroin6739/
Stroceń6737/
Stround6720/
Strosen6715/
Strumme677/
Stramme675/
Schtrum675/
Struong674/
Sthramm674/
Sæthrum674/
Strocyn673/
Stroung672/
Strounk672/
Stratim672/
Schtram671/
Strocin671/
Strongg671/
Strongh671/
Strongq671/
Stronhg671/
Stronkc671/
Strotin671/
Stroïnk671/
Stracim671/
Sztrong671/
Sthrond670/
Sthrone670/
Strohne670/
Stronng670/
Strauhm670/
Stroyng670/
Stroine670/
Strrong670/
Strohmeher670/

Strom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strom in the Russian language
Стромstrom-
Strom in the Arabic language
سترومstrwm-

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