Wegerstedt Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wegerstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wegerstedt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway31:1,714,09579,528

Wegerstedt Last Name Facts

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

Wegerstedt occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegerstedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wegerstedt reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Wegerstedt is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Värmland County, where 50 percent reside, Örebro County, where 33 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Sweden Wegerstedt is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigerstedt9024/
Wegerstad845/
Bejerstedt801/
Wigerstad748/

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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 Wegerstedt
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