Wikström Surname
Approximately 8,001 people bear this surname
Wikström Surname Definition:
(Swedish) Bay stream.
Wikström Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6,005 | 1:1,640 | 149 |
| Finland | 1,846 | 1:2,978 | 463 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wikström Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Bay stream.
Wikström Demographics
Average Male Wikström Height
179.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wikström Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wikström Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wikström occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wikström? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,709th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,829 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wikström are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 6,005 people, or 1 in 1,640. In Sweden Wikström is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Sweden this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 23 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Wikström Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wikström has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wikström surname decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wikström Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wikström earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning 352,255 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning R 282,528 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickström | 94 | 1,804 | / |
| Wijkström | 94 | 189 | / |
| Wieckström | 89 | 26 | / |
| Vikström | 88 | 6,965 | / |
| Wigström | 88 | 218 | / |
| Wixström | 88 | 7 | / |
| Wekström | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wikströmová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Weckström | 82 | 1,129 | / |
| Vickström | 82 | 110 | / |
| Wiggström | 82 | 15 | / |
| Wikstroem | 82 | 11 | / |
| Wichström | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wixtröm | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wickstroem | 78 | 5 | / |
| Weikstroem | 78 | 0 | / |
| Vigström | 75 | 61 | / |
| Vikstrem | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wecström | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bäkström | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wieckstroem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bäckström | 71 | 7,682 | / |
| Beckström | 71 | 48 | / |
| Vikstroem | 71 | 25 | / |
| Veckström | 71 | 18 | / |
| Viggström | 71 | 7 | / |
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