Wadstein Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wadstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden951:103,6507,490
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wadstein Last Name Facts

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

Wadstein occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Wadstein reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Wadstein is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 103,650. In Sweden Wadstein is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 35 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 20 percent are found and Västmanland County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Sweden it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Wadstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wadstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wadstein last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wadstein last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wadstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 37.56% more than the national average, earning $59,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.57% less than the national average, earning $42,942 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Wadstein
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