Wedelin Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wedelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden641:153,85610,752
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wedelin (14) may also be a first name.

Wedelin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedelin is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedelin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wedelin are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia. Wedelin is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Wedelin is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 153,856. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 23 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Wedelin Last Name Statistics demography

Wedelin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidelin930/
Weddeling88102/
Weideling8841/
Wejdelind886/
Weedeling881/
Wadelin86124/
Bedelin8613/
Vedelin869/
Wodelin868/
Wedelyn861/
Vedelina807/
Waydelin803/
Vedelind801/
Wideling801/
Wedlen771/
Waidelina751/
Weidelimg751/
Vedolin71270/
Vedilin71266/
Wedilen7198/
Videlin7116/
Widalin7111/
Widolin712/
Vadelin711/
Vodelin711/
Weidlen711/
Vedilina6737/
Veidelyn672/
Veudolin671/
Videlina671/
Wedhilen671/
Whidelen670/

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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
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  • 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 Wedelin
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