Wahlstrand Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahlstrand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlstrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
United States911:3,983,065216,270
South Africa761:712,86550,752
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wahlstrand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahlstrand is found most in Sweden. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlstrand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 887,624th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Wahlstrand live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wahlstrand is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 76,928. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Uppsala County, where 36 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside. Not including Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Wahlstrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wahlstrand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wahlstrand surname expanded 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahlstrand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahlstrand surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wahlstrand earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.86% more than the national average, earning R 320,484 per year and in United States they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $39,166 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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  • 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 Wahlstrand
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