Wikland Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wikland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wikland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1221:80,7115,995
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wikland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wikland is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wikland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wikland are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 80,711. In Sweden Wikland is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 53 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent live and Skåne County, where 7 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 13 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Wikland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wikland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Wikland
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