Ärfström Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ärfström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ärfström Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Arfström (7) & Arfstrom (99) are calculated separately.

Ärfström Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ärfström is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Arfström or Arfstrom. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ärfström? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ärfström is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ärfström live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ärfström is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 182,347. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 44 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 39 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfström967/
Arfstrom9299/
Ärvström887/
Arveström718/
Arevström711/
Aerfstroem671/
Arvestrom591/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ärfström
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