Wiklund Surname

68,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wiklund Surname User-submission:

Wiklund consists, like most Swedish surnames, of two nature based words, "Vik" meaning "bay" and "Lund" meaning a "forest", consisting of mostly broad-leaf trees. Sweden being so far north that pine-trees dominate the country, owning land with broad-leaf trees was in some places seen as a status symbol in older times.

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Wiklund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,3461:1,842171
Finland6391:8,6021,340
United States6331:572,60546,957
Norway3481:14,7771,740
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Australia331:818,05251,601
France191:3,495,933219,029
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
England151:3,714,537119,675
Austria131:655,03358,041
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Wíklund (1) are calculated separately.

Wiklund Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wiklund consists, like most Swedish surnames, of two nature based words, "Vik" meaning "bay" and "Lund" meaning a "forest", consisting of mostly broad-leaf trees. Sweden being so far north that pine-trees dominate the country, owning land with broad-leaf trees was in some places seen as a status symbol in older times. The V in Vik has been replaced with a W to make it more formal, as is common with Swedish surnames consisting of words beginning with the letter V.

- mawk93

Wiklund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiklund is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Wíklund. For other possible spellings of Wiklund click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiklund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,332nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,002,413 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wiklund live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 5,346 people, or 1 in 1,842. In Sweden Wiklund is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 9 percent live. Other than Sweden it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Wiklund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiklund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiklund surname rose 6,330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiklund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiklund surname are 1.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wiklund earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.78% less than the national average, earning 301,847 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $44,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wíklund951/
Wicklund933,863/
Wiklundh9336/
Wijklund935/
Wiklound930/
Whicklund881/
Wickleund881/
Viklund866,661/
Wiklumd861/
Weklund861/
Vicklund80146/
Weeklund8026/
Wecklund800/
Veklund713/
Biclund711/
Beklund710/
Bäcklund672,140/
Becklünd531/

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