Wahlstedt Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahlstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6511:15,1261,292
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Finland981:56,0896,598
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Norway201:257,11427,149
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wahlstedt Last Name Facts

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

Wahlstedt is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlstedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahlstedt is the 391,109th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. The last name Wahlstedt occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wahlstedt live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wahlstedt is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 651 people, or 1 in 15,126. In Sweden Wahlstedt is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live and Örebro County, where 9 percent live. Beside Sweden it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Finland, where 11 percent live.

Wahlstedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wahlstedt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wahlstedt surname rose 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahlstedt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wahlstedt surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wahlstedt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 35.19% more than the national average, earning 467,877 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD 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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