Wettergren Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wettergren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wettergren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4801:20,5141,709
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Norway91:571,36544,190
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wettergren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wettergren is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wettergren.

How Common Is The Last Name Wettergren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 474,151st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Wettergren reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Wettergren is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 20,514. In Sweden Wettergren is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 29 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Sweden this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Wettergren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wettergren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wettergren surname expanded 944 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wettergren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wettergren last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Wettergren earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.61% less than the national average, earning 260,902 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,795 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wettergren
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