Wrangen Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wrangen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrangen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Finland21:2,748,35172,663

The alternate forms: Wrangén (1) are calculated separately.

Wrangen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrangen occurs most in Norway. It may also be found as: Wrangén. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wrangen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrangen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Wrangen live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia.

Wrangen is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 514,229. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Central Norway, where 40 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent live and Northern Norway, where 30 percent live. Beside Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Finland, where 11 percent live.

Wrangen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wrangen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning 212,690 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrangén951/
Vrangen8632/
Brangen861/
Wårhagen809/
Bragen77120/
Wragne774/
Vragen771/
Brangeenh751/
Bransen71199/
Vransen7124/
Wrokgen7121/
Branyen7113/
Branzen716/
Braigen716/
Brongen715/
Brangin714/
Branhen711/
Branjen711/
Braggen711/
Brancen711/
Wraahansen711/
Brageen710/
Branchen6734/
Bragienė6721/
Branjean6717/
Bråhagen677/
Wragn677/
Vrannene671/
Brannean671/
Brackgen671/
Brandgin670/
Brannsen670/

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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 Wrangen
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