Whilde Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whilde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whilde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales21:784,20816,349

Whilde Last Name Facts

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

Whilde occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Whilde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whilde? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Whilde is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Whilde are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England Whilde is most frequent in: Berkshire, where 21 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 19 percent live. Outside of England Whilde exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Whilde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whilde has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whilde surname rose 358 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whildea921/
Whildey920/
Wilde9148,883/
Whailder863/
Wildey832,227/
Wildee8374/
Willde8323/
Whylde8314/
Whildy834/
Wailde833/
Weilde833/
Wildej831/
Wildei831/
Wihlde831/
Willdey779/
D'Wilde772/
Whittleder751/
Whiteelder751/
Welde7311,400/
Wylde733,205/
Wildi731,562/
Wildy73898/
Wälde73862/
Wildè731/
Wheelder711/
Whildhid710/
Waildher710/
Wilday67500/
Wittleder67128/
Wellde6752/
Wheldi6729/
Weelde6714/
Builde678/
Wailda673/
Weldey673/
Weldee673/
Wledje672/
Weldea671/
Willdy671/
Bailde671/
Wealde671/
Vhilda671/
Vailde671/
Wledey671/
Wyldee670/
Wildoy670/
Weildy670/
Wildiy670/

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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 Whilde
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis