Wänseth Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Wänseth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenseth | 86 | 42 | / |
| Vänseth | 86 | 18 | / |
| Winseth | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wenseh | 77 | 64 | / |
| Winset | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wnseet | 77 | 5 | / |
| Winseh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenset | 77 | 0 | / |
| Winsett | 71 | 1,692 | / |
| Venseth | 71 | 46 | / |
| Vinseth | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wenshet | 71 | 4 | / |
| Winshet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wainset | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wensete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winseet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wynsett | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woinshet | 67 | 66,651 | / |
| Woynshet | 67 | 7,245 | / |
| Weynshet | 67 | 5,956 | / |
| Weinshet | 67 | 4,991 | / |
| Wense | 67 | 282 | / |
| Winse | 67 | 111 | / |
| Winsette | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waynshet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wnjeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenshete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winsiett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wienshet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainsett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainshet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winscheh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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