Widdett Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Widdett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widdett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Widdett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widdett is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Widdett? popularity and diffusion

Widdett is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Widdett live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 28 percent live, Shropshire, where 22 percent live and Staffordshire, where 22 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Widdett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Widdett has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Widdett surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiddett93378/
Widett9211/
Whiddet869/
Widette861/
Widet8377/
Widde833/
Viddette800/
Whidditt800/
Widdes77173/
Waidet7751/
Witdet778/
Widdie773/
Biddet771/
Weidet770/
Wydett770/
Bidett770/
Wide735,736/
Widdess71129/
Weidetz7131/
Vidette7115/
Whidder715/
Whidded711/
Whiddey711/
Whiddee711/
Whiddit710/
Widdeis710/
Videtts710/
Wesdett710/
Whiddie710/
Wydette710/
Beddett710/
Weide675,990/
Bidet673,304/
Waide672,148/
Wedde671,348/
Wiede671,082/
Hwide67353/
Woide67211/
Widje67126/
Videt67124/
Wiode6782/
Widdi6780/
Widie6779/
Vidde6775/
Wided6759/
Whide6759/
Widid6750/
Widdy6736/
Widea6733/
Widhe6727/
Bidde6720/
Wijde679/
Widda676/
Widee676/
Wihde674/
Widei673/
Widey673/
Wøide672/
Widit671/
Wedet671/
Vhidette670/

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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 Widdett
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