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 last name Widstrand occurs most in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Widstrand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widstrand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 908,336th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Widstrand occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Widstrand are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 59,318. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 30 percent reside, Värmland County, where 17 percent reside and Örebro County, where 15 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Widstrand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widstrand has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Widstrand last name rose 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widstrand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Widstrand last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered with 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
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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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