Wide Surname

84,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Jordan

Wide Surname Definition:

From the German, Weide; from the Swedish, Wide; a personal name.

Wide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Jordan7481:11,8212,088
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Sweden3051:32,2842,638
Indonesia3011:439,36636,688
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
England1151:484,50531,272
Iran931:825,61940,849
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Finland581:94,7719,814
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Wales481:64,4695,713
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
India211:36,526,923420,161
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
China61:227,886,92811,701
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
France31:22,140,907385,998
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wide (1,446) may also be a first name.

Wide Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Weide; from the Swedish, Wide; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wide Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wide (Arabic: عريض) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wide click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wide? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wide is the 84,261st most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,270,493 people. The surname Wide occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Wide reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wide is also the 205,196th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 1,446 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

Wide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wide has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wide last name increased 612 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wide Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wide surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Wide earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.65% more than the national average, earning R 372,264 per year; in United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weide895,990/
Waide892,148/
Wiede891,082/
Hwide89353/
Woide89211/
Widje89126/
Wiode8982/
Widie8979/
Whide8959/
Widea8933/
Widhe8927/
Wijde899/
Widee896/
Wihde894/
Widei893/
Widde893/
Widey893/
Wøide892/
Waidee80244/
Wiedey80192/
Widdes80173/
Weijde80131/
Weidie8044/
Wiedie8023/
Waidei8020/
Wiedei8014/
Widhie8013/
Wajide8012/
Woider8012/
Hwideh8012/
Waidie8012/
Widett8011/
Wiyade808/
Weidei808/
Witdet808/
Wayide807/
Waidje806/
Widhed804/
Wuidie804/
Widdie803/
Waideh803/
Weidez802/
Hwaide802/
Wojide802/
Widher802/
Whaide802/
Woyide802/
Whidee802/
Hwidei801/
Weideh801/
Weidey801/
Whitde801/
Wideer801/
Wheide801/
Whidey801/
Wejide801/
Whideh801/
Weidee801/
Wideås801/
Wiedeu801/
Widiea801/
Widiey801/
Waidhe801/
Woidge801/
Woidie801/
Widgey800/
Wiodey800/
Widees800/
Weidet800/
Wade75247,667/
Wude7532,047/
Wede7510,860/
Widi753,884/
Bide753,272/
Wida752,464/
Vide751,872/
Widy75486/
Wyde7592/
Uide7513/
Widj7512/
Widź756/
Wäde751/
Wjde751/
Widdess73129/
Wajidee73124/
Weidetz7331/
Widdett7324/
Whiddet739/
Whidder735/
Wayidee735/
Widehed734/
Wijedee732/
Whaidee732/
Whidded731/
Whiddee731/
Whiddey731/
Whiedee731/
Whiedie731/
Hwisdeh731/
Waieder731/
Woujide731/
Wiyadje731/
Weidehe731/
Widdeis730/
Whiddie730/
Vides6727,354/
Wudie6725,444/
Widaa6716,744/
Waidi677,912/
Wedie673,556/
Wadee673,429/
Videa673,362/
Waida673,345/
Baide673,045/
Wadea672,980/
Woude672,823/
Videz672,605/
Wadey671,989/
Beide671,850/
Wehde671,371/
Wedde671,348/
Widhi671,276/
Veide671,263/
Weida671,177/
Woida67756/
Vider67683/
Hwede67509/
Weede67504/
Wadei67499/
Wieda67496/
Buide67478/
Boide67421/
Wadde67418/
Whyde67410/
Whiddett67378/
Vaide67347/
Voide67326/
Weyde67306/
Wadhe67289/
Bidey67268/
Waade67268/
Vidhe67251/
Bidea67242/
Weade67223/
Wedey67196/
Bidei67184/
Wedje67168/
Viode67156/
Videt67124/
Wayde67119/
Woyde67116/
Waude67112/
Bidhe67104/
Wedeh6796/
Vidie6787/
Huide6783/
Widay6781/
Widdi6780/
Videh6779/
Whede6779/
Vidde6775/
Widaj6769/
Wedee6759/
Hvide6753/
Wedhe6751/
Wäder6751/
Woidy6750/
Vidge6749/
Vidje6742/
Wedøe6742/
Widhy6741/
Wejde6740/
Widai6739/
Waidy6737/
Weidi6737/
Widdy6736/
Wedei6736/
Hwidi6733/
Wajde6730/
Bidee6727/
Widha6726/
Wudee6723/
Wijdi6722/
Whade6721/
Wetde6721/
Bidde6720/
Woidi6720/
Vwede6717/
Viede6715/
Weisdepp6714/
Wudde6713/
Wedeu6712/
Wojde6711/
Wudeh6711/
Wuidi679/
Weidy678/
Witdi678/
Hwade677/
Wihdi676/
Videy676/
Widda676/
Bidej676/
Whidi675/
Widih675/
Whida674/
Woideová674/
Wiedy674/
Wihda674/
Wedea674/
Widoj674/
Videi674/
Vuide674/
Widui673/
Wuede673/
Videu673/
Videe673/
Wedez673/
Bitde672/
Watde672/
Vided672/
Wiedi672/
Bijde671/
Wydhe671/
Wedid671/
Widht671/
Vhide671/
Uidey671/
Weude671/
Uides671/
Visde671/
Uidez671/
Wijda671/
Widoa671/
Widoi671/
Wuida671/
Witda671/
Whude671/
Wudea671/
Wudeu671/
Wudey671/
Wuidy671/
Weideher670/

Wide Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wide in the Arabic language
عريضryd-

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