Wikstén Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wikstén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
The alternate forms: Wiksten (760) are calculated separately.
Wikstén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wikstén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wikstén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Wiksten. For other possible spellings of Wikstén click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wikstén? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wikstén are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 273,521. In Sweden Wikstén is primarily concentrated in: Norrbotten County, where 39 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 25 percent are found. Other than Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiksten | 95 | 760 | / |
| Vikstén | 86 | 38 | / |
| Weckstén | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wicksten | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wieksten | 80 | 5 | / |
| Weicksten | 75 | 0 | / |
| Viksten | 71 | 752 | / |
| Wigsten | 71 | 138 | / |
| Wixsten | 71 | 23 | / |
| Weksteen | 67 | 91 | / |
| Wecksten | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wickstem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wickstim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wecksteen | 63 | 30 | / |
| Wegksteen | 63 | 5 | / |
| Weecksteen | 59 | 53 | / |
| Bigsten | 57 | 18 | / |
| Vigsten | 57 | 6 | / |
| Wígsten | 57 | 1 | / |
| Witxten | 57 | 0 | / |
| Wexsteen | 53 | 252 | / |
| Wegsteen | 53 | 58 | / |
| Wexstten | 53 | 14 | / |
| Bäcksten | 53 | 8 | / |
| Weexsten | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wecxsteen | 50 | 184 | / |
| Weexsteen | 50 | 55 | / |
| Becksteen | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wikstén
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