Wallenius Surname

168,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Wallenius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wallenius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,6191:3,395538
Sweden4971:19,8121,654
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Canada731:504,73442,927
Norway611:84,30011,704
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

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

Wallenius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallenius is found most frequently in Finland. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Wallénius. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallenius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 168,242nd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,836,725 people. The surname Wallenius is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wallenius live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wallenius is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 1,619 people, or 1 in 3,395. In Finland Wallenius is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 48 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 14 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Finland this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Wallenius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wallenius surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wallenius earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.28% less than the national average, earning 282,811 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $60,399 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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