Wallström Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wallström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wallström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,4831:6,640606
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Norway91:571,36544,190
Finland61:916,11741,832
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wallström Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallström occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallström? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 257,425th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,763,102 people. Wallström is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wallström live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 6,640. In Sweden Wallström is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Sweden Wallström occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Wallström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wallström has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wallström surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wallström Last Name Statistics demography

Wallström earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning 291,754 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walström9412/
Wahlström894,728/
Vallström89510/
Walhström893/
Wollström892/
Whalström891/
Valström8279/
Balström823/
Vahlström78347/
Bollström78246/
Wohlström7830/
Wahlstroem7413/
Bolström711/
Bohlström6728/
Volshtrem566/

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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 Wallström
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