Wennerström Surname
Approximately 869 people bear this surname
Wennerström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 776 | 1:12,689 | 1,095 |
| Finland | 65 | 1:84,565 | 9,027 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Wennerstrom (749) are calculated separately.
Wennerström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wennerström Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wennerström occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Wennerstrom. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wennerström? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 403,615th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wennerström reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Wennerström is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 12,689. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found and Värmland County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Wennerström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wennerström has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wennerström surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wennerstrom | 97 | 749 | / |
| Wennerstrm | 95 | 36 | / |
| Vennerström | 91 | 215 | / |
| Wennerstrøm | 91 | 47 | / |
| Wennerstrum | 91 | 24 | / |
| Bennerström | 91 | 13 | / |
| Winnerström | 91 | 9 | / |
| Wannerström | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wennerstorm | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wenerstrom | 86 | 43 | / |
| Wenerstorm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wannerstrom | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wienerstrom | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wonnerstrom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Winnerstrom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wenrstrum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wanner-Sturm | 78 | 1 | / |
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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 Wennerström
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