Wedrén Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wedrén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedrén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Wedren (29) are calculated separately.

Wedrén Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedrén occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Wedren. Click here for other possible spellings of Wedrén.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedrén? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedrén is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wedrén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Gävleborg County, where 38 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 38 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Sweden this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedren9429/
Wedrin831/
Wedrien7717/
Weddrin772/
Weidren771/
Weedrin770/
Wydrn731/
Wodrn731/
Weiderin714/
Weddrien712/
Weidring710/
Bedrin671,010/
Bedren67102/
Bedryn6776/
Vedrin6768/
Widrin6720/
Vedryn674/
Vedren673/
Wydrin672/
Wadren672/
Widren671/

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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 Wedrén
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