Wiklander Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wiklander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiklander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6711:14,6751,251
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wiklander Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiklander occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wiklander click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiklander? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,273rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The last name Wiklander occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wiklander are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Wiklander is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 671 people, or 1 in 14,675. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 19 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Wiklander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiklander surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiklander earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.59% less than the national average, earning 222,909 kr per year and in United States they earn 68.4% more than the national average, earning $72,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicklander95604/
Wik Elander901/
Viklander89312/
Wiclander8910/
Weklander890/
Wiglander890/
Wiklandour84204/
Vicklander8411/
Wicklender842/
Wicklandre841/
Wigländer786/
Weclander780/
Bäcklander7419/
Wikklintor631/

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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 Wiklander
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