Wedlin Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wedlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden591:166,89411,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wedlin (29) may also be a first name.

Wedlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedlin is found most in Sweden. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Wedlin occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wedlin reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Wedlin is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 166,894. In Sweden Wedlin is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 68 percent are found, Skåne County, where 12 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Sweden Wedlin exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Wedlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wedlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedlin surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiedlin92111/
Weidlin9223/
Weedling8662/
Wejdling8642/
Weydling8616/
Weddling861/
Weidelin860/
Vedlin83152/
Wadlin83115/
Widlin8324/
Bedlin8320/
Wodlin8313/
Wedlen831/
Wedlyn831/
Weijdling8012/
Wheedling800/
Widlind773/
Weidlen771/
Widlina771/
Beadlin770/
Veidlina715/
Waydelin713/
Vadlin6725/
Vodlin6710/
Wodlén676/
Wodlen672/
Vidlin671/
Wadlen671/
Widlim670/
Widlend6253/
Waddeln622/
Weidlem621/
Beydlen621/
Boydlin621/
Widlene621/
Beadlen620/
Veidelyn572/
Vajdling571/
Vájdling571/
Bidlen5031/

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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 Wedlin
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