Åström Surname
Approximately 8,657 people bear this surname
Åström Surname User-submission:
Åström is a Swedish surname. It is a combination of the Swedish words å, meaning 'river', 'stream', and ström, meaning 'stream', 'current', 'flow'.
Åström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 8,022 | 1:1,227 | 99 |
| Finland | 559 | 1:9,833 | 1,538 |
| Norway | 49 | 1:104,945 | 14,093 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Åström Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Åström is a Swedish surname. It is a combination of the Swedish words å, meaning 'river', 'stream', and ström, meaning 'stream', 'current', 'flow'.
- ellekarisofijÅström is a Swedish surname, meaning 'lake current'.
- deleted-173293Åström Demographics
Average Male Åström Height
177.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Åström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Åström Come From? nationality or country of origin
Åström is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Åström click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Åström? popularity and diffusion
Åström is the 58,411th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 841,810 people. The surname Åström is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Åström reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Åström is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 8,022 people, or 1 in 1,227. In Sweden Åström is most common in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 16 percent live and Norrbotten County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden Åström exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 6 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
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