Wickander Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wickander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Sweden411:240,16516,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wickander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wickander is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wickander.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickander? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wickander is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wickander live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States Wickander is mostly concentrated in: California, where 35 percent are found, Minnesota, where 30 percent are found and Texas, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 41 percent are found.

Wickander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wickander has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wickander last name increased 6,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wickander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wickander surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

Wickander earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.1% less than the national average, earning $43,108 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wikander941,029/
Wicander94113/
D'Wickander901/
Wijkander89161/
Vikander82455/
Vicander828/
Wekander823/
Wykander820/
Bäckander7821/
Vijkander789/
Vykander7128/
Becander719/
Bykander716/
Vekander710/
Beconder5910/

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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 Wickander
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