Wahnström Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahnström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wahnström Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden771:127,8809,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wahnström Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahnström is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahnström? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wahnström is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wahnström are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Wahnström is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 127,880. In Sweden Wahnström is primarily concentrated in: Gotland County, where 18 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Blekinge County, where 14 percent live. Barring Sweden it exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanström9462/
Wannström8914/
Vahnström8912/
Vanström8220/
Banström822/
Wattenström8012/
Hvenström788/
Håvenström741/
Vanstrem710/
Vattenström703/
Bonnström675/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wahnström
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