Wedegren Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wedegren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
Wedegren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedegren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wedegren is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedegren? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wedegren is the 3,882,373rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wedegren are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 37 percent are found, Södermanland County, where 32 percent are found and Norrbotten County, where 26 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Wedegren
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