Weckstén Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Weckstén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
The alternate forms: Wecksten (42) are calculated separately.
Weckstén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weckstén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weckstén is found most in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wecksten. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weckstén? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Weckstén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Halland County, where 75 percent reside, Skåne County, where 13 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Sweden Weckstén exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wecksten | 96 | 42 | / |
| Wecksteen | 82 | 30 | / |
| Weicksten | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wikstén | 80 | 42 | / |
| Weecksteen | 78 | 53 | / |
| Weksteen | 75 | 91 | / |
| Wicksten | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wieksten | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wecxsteen | 71 | 184 | / |
| Wegksteen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Becksteen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wiksten | 67 | 760 | / |
| Vikstén | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wexsteen | 63 | 252 | / |
| Wegsteen | 63 | 58 | / |
| Wexstten | 63 | 14 | / |
| Bäcksten | 63 | 8 | / |
| Vacksten | 63 | 3 | / |
| Wickstem | 63 | 3 | / |
| Wecxteen | 63 | 2 | / |
| Weexsten | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wickstim | 63 | 0 | / |
| Weexsteen | 59 | 55 | / |
| Viksten | 53 | 752 | / |
| Wigsten | 53 | 138 | / |
| Wixsten | 53 | 23 | / |
| Wexteen | 53 | 19 | / |
| Wígsten | 53 | 1 | / |
| Begsten | 53 | 1 | / |
| Waxstin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wagsten | 53 | 0 | / |
| Voksteen | 50 | 15 | / |
| Vokksten | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Weckstén
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