Wittgren Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Panama

Wittgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wittgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1181:83,4476,152
Panama731:53,5932,554
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wittgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wittgren is most common in Sweden. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittgren? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wittgren is the 993,593rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wittgren live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 83,447. In Sweden Wittgren is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Wittgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wittgren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wittgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wittgren are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wittgren earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning 288,403 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $36,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wittgreen94152/
Withgren888/
Widtgren882/
Wittgrin880/
Whitgreen820/
Widgren80575/
Bitgren803/
Westgren75129/
Widgreen753/
Widengren71123/
Vidgren67604/
Widgrén6711/
Wedgren679/
Betgren670/
Vestgren6333/
Westgrün6316/
Boytgren630/
Wedengren598/
Videngren594/
Vidgrin5328/
Vidgrén5312/
Vedgren5310/

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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
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  • 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 Wittgren
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