Widdig Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Widdig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widdig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3321:242,48626,520
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Widdig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widdig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Widdig.

How Common Is The Last Name Widdig? popularity and diffusion

Widdig is the 711,133rd most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Widdig live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Berlin, where 11 percent reside and Bremen, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Widdig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widdig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 304 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widdig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Widdig last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Widdig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiddig920/
Widig910/
Weidig831,359/
Weddig83478/
Wiedig83140/
Woidig8313/
Widigs8310/
Waidig831/
Witdig830/
Widdick77125/
Wedig731,887/
Bidig7328/
Widic7320/
Wudig731/
Widik731/
Vidig731/
Uidig731/
Widdicks7173/
Weidigue7111/
Widick67866/
Beddig67192/
Weydig67107/
Vidigh6790/
Widiok6766/
Veidig6746/
Büddig6739/
Waidik6733/
Widdek6722/
Biddic6717/
Woydig6715/
Vidigt679/
Vidigs677/
Woidigová674/
Widike671/
Wedigg671/
Weideg670/
Weedig670/

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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
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  • 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 Widdig
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