Wiksell Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wiksell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiksell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Estonia81:165,22626,217
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Wikséll (3) are calculated separately.

Wiksell Last Name Facts

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

Wiksell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Wikséll. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiksell? popularity and diffusion

Wiksell is the 1,267,784th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Wiksell live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Wiksell is mostly concentrated in: California, where 36 percent live, Nebraska, where 20 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Wiksell is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 45 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.

Wiksell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiksell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiksell surname rose 3,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiksell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiksell are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Wiksell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $40,592 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wikséll953/
Wicksell93335/
Wiksel9216/
Viksell86102/
Wicksel8622/
Waiksel8617/
Wikzell8615/
Wieksel861/
Weiksel860/
Whiksel860/
Wigsell860/
Wecksell8062/
Weicksel8059/
Wickzell8042/
Vicksell8038/
Waikssel803/
Weeksell801/
Waikesel801/
Weksel7735/
Wixell7716/
Wuksel771/
Waikessel751/
Wigzell71589/
Wiggell7120/
Bicksel715/
Waickessel711/
Bigsell711/
Weichsel671,018/
Wixel6724/
Waichsel671/
Wecksäll671/

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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 Wiksell
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