Wærenskjold Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wærenskjold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wærenskjold Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway291:177,32021,035
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Wærenskjold Demographics

Average Wærenskjold Salary in
Norway

357,463 kr

Per year
Rank:
21,333 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000641588
Rank: 20,052 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
103.29%
Sample size: 14 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Wærenskjold Last Name Facts

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

Wærenskjold is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wærenskjold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wærenskjold reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 177,320. In Norway Wærenskjold is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 41 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 38 percent are found and Western Norway, where 21 percent are found. Beside Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Wærenskjold Last Name Statistics demography

Wærenskjold earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning 357,463 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wærnskjold959/
Værnskjold8611/
Ørnskjold804/
Runeskjöld6714/
Reienskiöld643/
Runsköld632/
Ranesköld604/
Reynoso Collado544/
Raynes Goldie501/

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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 Wærenskjold
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