Viklund Surname

73,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Viklund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viklund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,0671:1,623146
Finland2771:19,8442,808
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Norway971:53,0137,617
Canada441:837,40065,151
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Viklund Last Name Facts

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

Viklund (Russian: Виклунд) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Viklund click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viklund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,869th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,094,062 people. The surname Viklund is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Viklund are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 6,067 people, or 1 in 1,623. In Sweden Viklund is mostly concentrated in: Västerbotten County, where 17 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 15 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Viklund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Viklund are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Viklund earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning 273,615 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.86% more than the national average, earning $56,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $51,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vicklund93146/
Wiklund867,270/
Veklund863/
Wicklund803,863/
Wiklundh8036/
Wijklund805/
Wiklound800/
Wickleund751/
Whicklund751/
Biclund711/
Wíklund711/
Weklund711/
Wiklumd711/
Beklund710/
Bäcklund672,140/
Weeklund6726/
Wecklund670/
Becklünd531/

Viklund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viklund in the Russian language
Виклундviklund-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Viklund
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