Widegger Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Widegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1071:79,58411,967
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Widegger Last Name Facts

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

Widegger occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Widegger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Widegger live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Widegger is most frequently held in Austria, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 79,584. In Austria it is most common in: Upper Austria, where 81 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 11 percent reside and Styria, where 7 percent reside. Barring Austria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Widegger Last Name Statistics demography

Widegger earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 170.23% more than the national average, earning R 642,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidegger9412/
Waidegger941/
Weideger8817/
Widege86127/
Wideer861/
Widiger80233/
Wideser801/
Widegre801/
Wideyer800/
Wiediger75171/
Wiedeyer7523/
Wiedeier756/
Widegärd755/
Weidiger752/
Widugier751/
Wedege71144/
Wiedigier714/
Waidiguer712/
Bidege712/
Widyer712/
Widaer711/
Videge711/
Widige711/
Weidecher711/
Wideur710/
Biddeiger710/
Widoer710/
Widauer67619/
Vidiger6735/
Bidiger6719/
Bedeger6715/
Widawer679/
Widower678/
Widdesgärd674/
Videged671/
Weiduer670/
Wideurt670/

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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 Widegger
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