Widstrand Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Widstrand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widstrand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1661:59,3184,556
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Widstrand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widstrand occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Widstrand.

How Common Is The Last Name Widstrand? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 908,336th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Widstrand reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Widstrand is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 59,318. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent are found, Värmland County, where 17 percent are found and Örebro County, where 15 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Widstrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widstrand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widstrand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Widstrand surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Widstrand earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.75% more than the national average, earning $64,959 CAD per year.

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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 Widstrand
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