Wiksten Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Wiksten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiksten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3211:30,6752,507
Finland2121:25,9283,570
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Norway151:342,81932,589
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Wikstén (42) are calculated separately.

Wiksten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiksten is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Wikstén. For other possible spellings of Wiksten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiksten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiksten is the 448,102nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wiksten reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 30,675. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside and Norrbotten County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Wiksten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiksten surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiksten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.22% less than the national average, earning 224,188 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning $49,276 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wikstén9542/
Wicksten9312/
Wieksten935/
Weicksten880/
Viksten86752/
Wigsten86138/
Wixsten8623/
Weksteen8091/
Wecksten8042/
Wickstem803/
Wecksteen7530/
Wegksteen755/
Weecksteen7153/
Vikstén7138/
Bigsten7118/
Vigsten716/
Wígsten711/
Witxten710/
Wexsteen67252/
Wegsteen6758/
Wexstten6714/
Weckstén6713/
Bäcksten678/
Weexsten671/
Wickstim670/
Wecxsteen63184/
Weexsteen6355/
Becksteen630/
Bixten620/
Wexteen5719/
Begsten571/
Wecxteen532/

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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 Wiksten
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