Wikström is a Swedish and Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 75.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Wikström'' were residents of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

(frequency 1:1,640) and 23.1% of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

(1:2,978). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,640) in the following counties: * 1.

Jämtland County Jämtland County (, ) is a county or '' län'' in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the countie ...

(1:632) * 2.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...

(1:648) * 3.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...

(1:666) * 4.

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...

(1:729) * 5.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County () is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrland", as it was in the ...

(1:878) * 6.

Dalarna County Dalarna County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to ...

(1:914) * 7.

Värmland County Värmland County () is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west. The title of Duke ...

(1:1,217) * 8.

Västmanland County Västmanland County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland County, Södermanland, Örebro County, Örebro, Gävleborg County, Gävleborg, Dalarna County, Dalarna and Uppsala Coun ...

(1:1,358) * 9.

Gotland County Gotland County () is a county or of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County consists of only one count ...

(1:1,426) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,978) in the following regions:Wikström surname distribution
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Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...

(1:598) * 2.

Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia ...

(1:787) * 3. Ostrobothnia (1:1,080) * 4.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

(1:1,390) * 5.

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Tu ...

(1:2,038)

People

* Axel Wikström (1907–1976), Swedish skier * Cecilia Wikström (born 1965), Swedish politician *

Christoffer Wikström Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

(born 1987), Swedish swimmer * Emil Wikström (1864–1942), Finnish sculptor * John Wikström, Swedish skier *

Jonas Wikström Rear admiral (Sweden), Rear Admiral Jonas Atle Wikström (born 28 June 1962) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. Wikström has served as commander of the 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden), 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla, as Deputy Operations Comman ...

(born 1962), Swedish Navy officer *

Leif Wikström Leif Gordon Wikström (18 August 1918 – 27 January 1991) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Slaghöken II'' that won the gold medal in the Dragon class at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, ...

(1918–1991), Swedish sailor * Mikael Wikström (Mike Wead) (born 1967), Swedish guitarist *

Per Wikström Per Vilhelm "Pelle" Wikström (born 29 June 1961 in Borlänge, Dalarna) is a former Swedish swimmer who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially b ...

(born 1961), Swedish swimmer * Sami Wikström (born 1967), Finnish ice hockey player * Volmar Wikström (1889–1957), Finnish wrestler

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wikstrom Swedish-language surnames

Geographical distribution

People

See also

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