Wilander Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wilander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2431:40,5223,232
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Finland631:87,2499,246
Canada601:614,09350,489
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wilander (372) may also be a first name.

Wilander Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilander (Marathi: िवलंडर) is found most in Sweden. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilander? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 603,653rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,178,105 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wilander reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 450,135th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 372 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 40,522. In Sweden Wilander is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside, Skåne County, where 19 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Sweden this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Finland, where 12 percent reside.

Wilander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilander has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilander last name are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilander earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning 345,994 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wilander Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilander in the Marathi language
िवलंडरivalandara-

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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 Wilander
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