Walander Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Walander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Finland471:116,95111,447
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walander occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walander? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Walander is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Walander reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Walander is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 92,026. In Sweden Walander is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 42 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 28 percent reside and Värmland County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Sweden it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Walander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walander surname expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walander last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Walander earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.17% more than the national average, earning $55,306 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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  • 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 Walander
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