Åström Surname

58,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,0221:1,22799
Finland5591:9,8331,538
Norway491:104,94514,093
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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'.

- ellekarisofij

Åström is a Swedish surname, meaning 'lake current'.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åhström92112/
Ström9111,427/
Ströhm83170/
Strömme7738/
Strem73363/
Sträm732/
Østrem67980/
Stroem6777/
Shtrem6725/
Strehm6714/
Streum678/
Stremm672/
Őstrem671/
Straem670/
Štrem551/

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