Wallgren Surname

133,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wallgren Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Field branch.

Wallgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,1391:4,603437
United States8681:417,57936,242
Finland1331:41,3295,200
Canada691:533,99444,923
France461:1,443,972140,296
Norway351:146,92218,432
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Wallgrén (2) are calculated separately.

Wallgren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Field branch.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wallgren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wallgren occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Wallgrén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wallgren.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallgren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 133,830th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,164,403 people. The last name Wallgren is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wallgren are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Wallgren is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,139 people, or 1 in 4,603. In Sweden Wallgren is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent are found and Skåne County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Finland, where 4 percent are found.

Wallgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wallgren has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wallgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wallgren surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Wallgren earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.46% less than the national average, earning 257,960 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $44,965 CAD per year.

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