Wesslund Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wesslund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesslund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Sweden841:117,2238,378
Finland91:610,74534,002
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wesslund Last Name Facts

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

Wesslund is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesslund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,218,745th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wesslund reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wesslund is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States Wesslund is mostly found in: Illinois, where 31 percent live, Nebraska, where 29 percent live and California, where 18 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 44 percent live and Finland, where 5 percent live.

Wesslund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesslund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesslund last name rose 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesslund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wesslund surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wesslund earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,628 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weslund934/
Vesslund8812/
Wasslund888/
Beslund800/
Weslunn800/
Visslund755/
Weslon713/
Vexlund6727/
Vejlund672/
Wichlund638/
Vayslund631/
Wislehunt590/
Weslausen590/
Wislon57238/
Veslum5767/
Vejlun571/
Whislehunt560/
Bisloun531/
Vieslon531/
Whislon530/
Whisllon501/
Vichlund500/

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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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  • 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 Wesslund
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