Wimhed Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wimhed Surname User-submission:
This name does not have a particular meaning: it was made up by a family in Kristianstad, Sweden, when they had such a common last name on their street that they always got the wrong mail. The family got tired of the constant mix up and became the Wimhed's, which was a name no one had claimed yet.
Read More About This SurnameWimhed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Wimhed Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name does not have a particular meaning: it was made up by a family in Kristianstad, Sweden, when they had such a common last name on their street that they always got the wrong mail. The family got tired of the constant mix up and became the Wimhed's, which was a name no one had claimed yet. Currently, everyone going by Wimhed are related.
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Where Does The Last Name Wimhed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wimhed is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimhed? popularity and diffusion
Wimhed is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wimhed are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 378,721. In Sweden Wimhed is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 81 percent are found, Kronoberg County, where 12 percent are found and Halland County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Sweden it exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winhed | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wime | 80 | 1,963 | / |
| Hweimed | 77 | 14 | / |
| Winched | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wieme | 73 | 1,078 | / |
| Waime | 73 | 359 | / |
| Wimez | 73 | 173 | / |
| Wimme | 73 | 117 | / |
| Wiome | 73 | 64 | / |
| Weime | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wimei | 73 | 32 | / |
| Wimet | 73 | 17 | / |
| Woime | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wimey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Whime | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wimie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wième | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bimed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wimge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wimid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vimed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwime | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wined | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wimea | 73 | 0 | / |
| H'Weimed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vimmehed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuhaimed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winchead | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wimett | 67 | 204 | / |
| Wijmer | 67 | 91 | / |
| Wimetz | 67 | 86 | / |
| Waimea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Winche | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wihmet | 67 | 25 | / |
| Weimie | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wiehne | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waimey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wimmie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whitme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weimei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Winedt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waimie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waimee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wienhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wimmet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wismes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witmei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waimei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witmes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimeit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weihne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whimey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huimed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winesd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woinhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woimge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woimey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whimes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Winhey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiemie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Witmey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiemet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wimest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weimey | 67 | 0 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wimhed
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