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
Widström is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Widström? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,231,034th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. Widström is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Widström live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 52,940. In Sweden Widström is most common in: Stockholm County, where 46 percent reside, Örebro County, where 13 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 1 percent reside.
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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