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Where Does The Last Name Widgren Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Widgren occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Widgrén. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Widgren? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Widgren is the 554,308^th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,673,993 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Widgren are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 37,158. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Norrbotten County, where 14 percent live and Östergötland County, where 14 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Finland, where 6 percent live.

Widgren Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Widgren has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 21,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widgren Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Widgren surname are 9.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Widgren earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.17% less than the national average, earning 272,815 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $40,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $49,641 CAD per year.