Wenestam Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wenestam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenestam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wenestam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wenestam occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenestam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wenestam live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wenestam is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Wenestam is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 88 percent are found and Skåne County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Wenestam exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wennestam944/
Weinestam941/
Benestam888/
Wängestam8219/
Benestan7529/
Weneston751/
Benetham750/
Vingestam7111/
Vannestam713/
Benestann711/
Binetam67155/
Benetom6720/
Benetan671/
Benitam671/
Venetom671/
Weinestein671/
Wengetheim670/

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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 Wenestam
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