Widström Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Widström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 186 | 1:52,940 | 4,092 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Widström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widström Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Widström is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Widström click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Widström? popularity and diffusion
Widström is the 1,231,034th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Widström reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 52,940. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 46 percent are found, Örebro County, where 13 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiström | 93 | 590 | / |
| Vidström | 88 | 72 | / |
| Weiström | 88 | 39 | / |
| Wixström | 88 | 7 | / |
| Wittström | 82 | 39 | / |
| Wedtström | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weisström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wichström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Biström | 80 | 310 | / |
| Viström | 80 | 241 | / |
| Weström | 80 | 125 | / |
| Wixtröm | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wesström | 75 | 308 | / |
| Veiström | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wäsström | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wecström | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bitström | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westström | 71 | 47 | / |
| Wettström | 71 | 14 | / |
| Westrem | 67 | 107 | / |
| Veström | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vesström | 63 | 80 | / |
| Boyström | 63 | 5 | / |
| Vestström | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vestrem | 53 | 8 | / |
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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 Widström
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