Widgren Surname
Approximately 575 people bear this surname
Widgren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 265 | 1:37,158 | 2,984 |
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Finland | 37 | 1:148,560 | 13,684 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Widgrén (11) are calculated separately.
Widgren Demographics
Widgren Political Affiliation
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Widgren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widgren Come From? nationality or country of origin
Widgren occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Widgrén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Widgren? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 554,308th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname Widgren is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Widgren live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 37,158. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Norrbotten County, where 14 percent live and Östergötland County, where 14 percent live. Besides Sweden Widgren 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 occurrence of Widgren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Widgren surname rose 21,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Widgren Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Widgren are 9.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.36% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widgrén | 95 | 11 | / |
| Widgreen | 93 | 3 | / |
| Widtgren | 93 | 2 | / |
| Widengren | 88 | 123 | / |
| Vidgren | 86 | 604 | / |
| Wedgren | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wittgren | 80 | 258 | / |
| Withgren | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wittgreen | 75 | 152 | / |
| Wedengren | 75 | 8 | / |
| Videngren | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whitgreen | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vidgrin | 71 | 28 | / |
| Vidgrén | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vedgren | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bitgren | 71 | 3 | / |
| Westgren | 67 | 129 | / |
| Wittgrin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vejdegren | 63 | 28 | / |
| Vidgrim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Betgren | 57 | 0 | / |
| Vestgren | 53 | 33 | / |
| Westgrün | 53 | 16 | / |
| Boytgren | 53 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Widgren
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