Wenström Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wenström Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1911:51,5543,979
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wenström Last Name Facts

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

Wenström is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenström? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wenström reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Wenström is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 51,554. In Sweden Wenström is most common in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Wenström Last Name Statistics demography

Wenström earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning 341,853 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wennström941,065/
Waenström941/
Wänström8871/
Winström8868/
Venström8838/
Benström8816/
Vennström82433/
Wännström82133/
Bennström8283/
Bönström75133/
Vänström7516/
Binström751/
Vännström7178/
Vennstroem671/

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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 Wenström
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