Waleij Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Waleij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Waleij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waleij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waleij occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waleij click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waleij? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,237,939th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Waleij reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 138,687. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 38 percent reside, Västerbotten County, where 32 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Waleij
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