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Where Does The Last Name Widmer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Widmer (Arabic: فيدمر) is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Widmêr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widmer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 19,012^th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,824 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Widmer reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 409,668^th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 438 people.

The last name Widmer is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 20,128 people, or 1 in 408. In Switzerland Widmer is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 22 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 19 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 12 percent live. Excluding Switzerland it occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Widmer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Widmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Widmer surname grew 1,111 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widmer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Widmer last name are 13.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Widmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.56% less than the national average, earning 264,534 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.65% less than the national average, earning R 126,768 per year; in United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $46,880 CAD per year.