Wahlstrom Surname

186,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wahlstrom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlstrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0111:180,23818,024
Canada891:413,99536,402
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Australia381:710,41347,396
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Wahlstròm (1) are calculated separately.

Wahlstrom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahlstrom is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Wahlstròm. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlstrom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,256th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,204,726 people. The last name Wahlstrom occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wahlstrom are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wahlstrom is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,011 people, or 1 in 180,238. In The United States Wahlstrom is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 18 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Utah, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Wahlstrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wahlstrom are 15.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Wahlstrom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $48,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $49,040 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wahlstrom
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