Wide Surname
Approximately 5,736 people bear this surname
Wide Surname Definition:
From the German, Weide; from the Swedish, Wide; a personal name.
Wide Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| Jordan | 748 | 1:11,821 | 2,088 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Sweden | 305 | 1:32,284 | 2,638 |
| Indonesia | 301 | 1:439,366 | 36,688 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| England | 115 | 1:484,505 | 31,272 |
| Iran | 93 | 1:825,619 | 40,849 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Finland | 58 | 1:94,771 | 9,814 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
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.
Wide Demographics
Average Wide Salary in
United States
$41,319 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wide Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wide Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wide (Arabic: عريض) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wide? popularity and diffusion
Wide is the 84,261st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,270,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Wide are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wide is also the 205,196th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,446 people.
The last name Wide is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Apart from Ethiopia this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.
Wide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wide has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wide surname 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 US average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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
Wide Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wide in the Arabic language | ||
| عريض | ryd | - |
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Footnotes
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