Wadsten Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wadsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1681:58,6124,518
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Norway101:514,22941,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wadsten Last Name Facts

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

Wadsten is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wadsten.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wadsten live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 58,612. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västmanland County, where 15 percent live, Stockholm County, where 14 percent live and Jönköping County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Sweden it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Wadsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wadsten last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wadsten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.36% less than the national average, earning 320,604 kr per year and in United States they earn 44.31% more than the national average, earning $62,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vadsten8663/
Wodsten865/
Weidsten8010/
Badsteen807/
Wedstien801/
Wodsteen801/
Wacten771/
Woodstend751/
Wachten71202/
Wetsten7115/
Bodsten7110/
Whetsten6735/
Wetsteen6715/
Wetstien672/
Wettsten672/
Wathstin671/
Boydsten670/
Wettstien636/
Bathsteen631/
Wetzstien631/
Whetstien631/
Wachtin5721/
Bachten5716/
Boydstin533/
Weststyn532/
Wetstijn531/
Wetzstin531/
Whetstin530/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Wadsten
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