Wålstedt Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Wålstedt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wålstedt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wålstedt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wålstedt is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wålstedt click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wålstedt? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Wålstedt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wålstedt are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 259,125. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Dalarna County, where 39 percent reside, Värmland County, where 16 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wåhlstedt | 94 | 184 | / |
| Vålstedt | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bålstedt | 88 | 4 | / |
| Willstedt | 82 | 88 | / |
| Wällstedt | 82 | 69 | / |
| Våhlstedt | 82 | 28 | / |
| Wählstedt | 82 | 5 | / |
| Wellstedt | 82 | 5 | / |
| Welsted | 80 | 159 | / |
| Wilsted | 80 | 117 | / |
| Wllsted | 80 | 1 | / |
| Welstead | 75 | 701 | / |
| Wellsted | 75 | 316 | / |
| Wilstead | 75 | 206 | / |
| Belstedt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blåstedt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Welsteed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willsted | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wällsted | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wøelsted | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wellstead | 71 | 954 | / |
| Bellstedt | 71 | 652 | / |
| Wellsteed | 71 | 135 | / |
| Willstead | 71 | 76 | / |
| Willsteed | 71 | 74 | / |
| Billstedt | 71 | 17 | / |
| Villstedt | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wilste | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vällstedt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belsteadt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vilsted | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bilsted | 67 | 22 | / |
| Billestedt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wilstie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilstep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blested | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bellestedt | 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 Wålstedt
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