Wedefelt Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wedefelt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wedefelt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedefelt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wedefelt is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedefelt? popularity and diffusion
Wedefelt is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Wedefelt is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wedefelt reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden Wedefelt is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 72 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent are found and Skåne County, where 4 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weidefelt | 94 | 4 | / |
| Wiedefelt | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wadefelt | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wiedefeld | 82 | 150 | / |
| Wiedefield | 78 | 1 | / |
| Weddefield | 78 | 0 | / |
| Ouedefel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Widefield | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadefield | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bidefeldt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Widdefield | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vedhefl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weddifield | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bödefeld | 63 | 413 | / |
| Widdiefield | 63 | 3 | / |
| Videfell | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bidefeld | 63 | 2 | / |
| Weddowfield | 63 | 0 | / |
| Böhdefeld | 59 | 1 | / |
| Widifield | 59 | 1 | / |
| Widdifield | 56 | 841 | / |
| Widowfield | 56 | 27 | / |
| Widdowfield | 53 | 228 | / |
| Whiddifield | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Wedefelt
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