Widner Surname

85,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Widner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0541:71,7178,295
Austria3051:27,9194,440
Germany821:981,77468,040
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Canada381:969,62173,252
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Finland151:366,44725,366
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9981:50,3195,716

The alternate forms: Widnér (4) are calculated separately.

Widner (534) may also be a first name.

Widner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Widnér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widner? popularity and diffusion

Widner is the 85,195th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,286,416 people. The surname Widner is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Widner live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Widner is also the 364,930th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 534 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,054 people, or 1 in 71,717. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 8 percent reside, Alabama, where 5 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Widner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Widner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Widner surname rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Widner surname are 23.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.04% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Widner earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $40,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.78% more than the national average, earning $80,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widnér944/
Weidner9231,962/
Wiedner922,982/
Waidner92514/
Whidner928/
Widgner923/
Wisdner920/
Widdner920/
Weidener86174/
Whidneer861/
Bidner83944/
Wedner83351/
Wydner83257/
Vidner83242/
Wudner830/
Widnir830/
Weijdener8014/
Widnerová8012/
Weidhhner802/
Weideneer801/
Weidenner800/
Wajdner77108/
Wedgner7766/
Vidnere7748/
Veidner7738/
Vaidner7733/
Viedner7730/
Weydner779/
Wejdner777/
Beidner776/
Weídner771/
Wydener771/
Hbidner771/
Weadner770/
Biddner770/
Weedner770/
Weidnerová7520/
Weydener7139/
Waydener713/
Bidinner710/
Bedner67821/
Vidnerová6797/
Vedner6761/
Bydner674/
Vídner674/
Vidnerova672/
Büdner671/
Wednir670/

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Widner Reference & Research

Whitener-Weidner FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Whitener-Weidner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Widner
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