Widell Surname

175,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Widell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,5521:6,345584
United States6541:554,21945,765
Finland991:55,5226,562
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Norway301:171,41020,526
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Widell (15) may also be a first name.

Widell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widell is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Widell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 175,797th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,991,603 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Widell are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The last name Widell is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 1,552 people, or 1 in 6,345. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent are found and Skåne County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Finland, where 4 percent are found.

Widell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Widell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widell last name increased 1,721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Widell last name are 1.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Widell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.32% less than the national average, earning 258,464 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.52% more than the national average, earning $51,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.24% more than the national average, earning $59,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidell92100/
Waidell9231/
Wisdell9221/
Widdell9219/
Wiedell9217/
Widel91407/
Widll910/
Weisdell862/
Whiddell860/
Wedell831,490/
Weidel831,408/
Wiedel831,199/
Widdel83470/
Videll83468/
Bidell83257/
Wydell83111/
Wudell8323/
Waidel8311/
Widelh833/
Woidel832/
Widl801,029/
Weddell773,269/
Waidele77704/
Biddell77557/
Weidele77489/
Weidelt77198/
Wesdell7716/
Woidill7713/
Wejdell778/
Whydell778/
Beidell777/
Widgill775/
Weydell774/
Vaidell773/
Wuddell772/
Veidell772/
Weedell771/
Wyddell771/
Bijdell771/
Wuedell771/
Voidell770/
Widdill770/
Buidell770/
Waydell770/
Boidell770/
Weadell770/
Wedel7310,283/
Bidel731,317/
Weidl731,244/
Wiedl731,115/
Wudel73429/
Wideł73384/
Videl73193/
Wedll7346/
Wädel7318/
Waidl7310/
Wydel738/
Uidel731/
Widdl731/
Widil731/
Withdelt711/
Wheddell710/
Bedell6712,343/
Weddel67568/
Beidel67424/
Vedell6799/
Baidel6764/
Biddel6754/
Bydell6751/
Voidel6742/
Boidel6734/
Vuidel6730/
Wajdel6730/
Wuddel6726/
Waydel6726/
Veidel6725/
Vidael6721/
Wedeld6719/
Weedel6710/
Vaidel678/
Wedellová676/
Wedill676/
Bijdel672/
Wjdeel671/
Vydell671/
Wejdel671/
Wediel671/
Widdil671/
Vidiel671/
Videlė671/
Weddll670/
Vidill670/
Biddll670/
Viedel670/
Weydel670/
Uedell670/

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Widell Reference & Research

Waddell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Waddell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Widell
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