Söderström Surname

55,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Söderström Surname Definition:

(Swedish) South stream.

Söderström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,8901:1,248105
Finland1,1231:4,895795
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Norway441:116,87015,419
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Söderstrom (1) & Soderstrom (3,040) are calculated separately.

Söderström Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) South stream.

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

Söderström Last Name Facts

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

Söderström is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Söderstrom or Soderstrom. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Söderström? popularity and diffusion

The surname Söderström is the 55,124th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 790,235 people. The last name Söderström occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Söderström are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 7,890 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Sweden Söderström is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 12 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Söderström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Söderström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Söderström surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Söderström Last Name Statistics demography

Söderström earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning 243,109 kr per year.

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