Ekström
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Ekström is a surname of Swedish origin. The name commonly appears as Ekström in Sweden and Finland and as Ekstrom in English-speaking countries.
Contents
1 Geographical distribution
2 People
3 Ekstrom
4 Other
5 References
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 87.9% of all known bearers of the surname Ekström (with this exact spelling) were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,031) and 9.6% of Finland (1:5,275).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,031) in the following counties:
- 1. Gotland County (1:401)
- 2. Kalmar County (1:561)
- 3. Södermanland County (1:646)
- 4. Östergötland County (1:787)
- 5. Uppsala County (1:810)
- 6. Västmanland County (1:823)
- 7. Örebro County (1:846)
- 8. Skåne County (1:955)
- 9. Jönköping County (1:958)
- 10. Gävleborg County (1:1,018)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,275) in the following regions:[1]
- 1. Åland Islands (1:468)
- 2. Ostrobothnia (1:1,580)
- 3. Uusimaa (1:2,346)
- 4. Southwest Finland (1:3,769)
People
Anders Ekström, Swedish sailor who has participated in two Summer Olympics
Anne-Marie Ekström, Swedish Liberal People's Party politician
Bernhard Ekström (1890-1956), Swedish politician
Folke Ekström, Swedish International Master (IM) of chess
Jan Ekström footballer- Jan Ekström (Author)
Johnny Ekström, Swedish former footballer
Martin Eugen Ekström (1887–1954), Swedish military adventurer
Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
Per Ekström, Swedish landscape painter
Peter Ekström, Swedish sprint canoer
Ekstrom
Clarence Ekstrom, Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
Mary Ekstrom, American politician, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Mike Ekstrom, American Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres
Steve Ekstrom, American journalist and writer of comic books, fiction, and poetry
Other
Ekstrom Ice Shelf - ice shelf on Princess Martha Coast of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
William F. Ekstrom Library - main branch of the University of Louisville Libraries system in Kentucky
- Ekströms, a Swedish manufacturer of pudding and sauce powders
References
^ Ekström surname distribution