Wiklem Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wiklem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiklem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wiklem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiklem occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiklem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Wiklem are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Wiklem is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway it is most frequent in: Central Norway, where 75 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent reside and Western Norway, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Wiklem Last Name Statistics demography

Wiklem earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 38.49% less than the national average, earning 212,875 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicklem9234/
Wickhlem862/
Wickleam860/
Viklem837/
Weaklem7713/
Wesklem771/
Weiklim770/
Weakliem7118/
Wicklime711/
Wajdkleem671/
Wiclim671/
Weaklim6215/
Wichelm6211/
Weckelm621/
Becklem621/
Beklim5092/
Beclem501/

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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 Wiklem
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