Wänseth Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wänseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wänseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wänseth Last Name Facts

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

Wänseth is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wänseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wänseth reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 240,165. In Sweden Wänseth is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 34 percent live and Jämtland County, where 10 percent live. Barring Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wenseth8642/
Vänseth8618/
Winseth860/
Wenseh7764/
Winset7728/
Wnseet775/
Winseh771/
Wenset770/
Winsett711,692/
Venseth7146/
Vinseth716/
Wenshet714/
Winshet712/
Wainset711/
Wensete711/
Winseet711/
Wynsett710/
Woinshet6766,651/
Woynshet677,245/
Weynshet675,956/
Weinshet674,991/
Wense67282/
Winse67111/
Winsette676/
Waynshet674/
Wnjeh671/
Wenshete671/
Winsiett671/
Wienshet671/
Wainsett671/
Wainshet671/
Winscheh670/

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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 Wänseth
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