Wikström Surname

62,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wikström Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Bay stream.

Wikström Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,0051:1,640149
Finland1,8461:2,978463
Norway571:90,21612,446
Estonia461:28,7355,267
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wikström Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Bay stream.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

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