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

The surname Wesslund is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesslund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,218,745th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wesslund live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 31 percent reside, Nebraska, where 29 percent reside and California, where 18 percent reside. Apart from The United States Wesslund occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 44 percent reside and Finland, where 5 percent reside.

Wesslund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wesslund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wesslund last name increased 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesslund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wesslund 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 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesslund
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