Widely Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Widely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Widely (85) may also be a first name.

Widely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widely (Arabic: ويدلي) occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Widely are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Widely is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 85 people.

The surname Widely is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Beside Canada Widely exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Widely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Widely surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidely9221/
Wideley920/
Widela8359/
Widele8324/
Waidele77704/
Weidele77489/
Weideli77242/
Woidela7740/
Widelia7720/
Vaidelys7192/
Weidelid717/
Widdeler712/
Wideless711/
Videla6744,442/
Waidelich672,311/
Weidelich6793/
Widila6774/
Videle6763/
Wedele6741/
Widile6719/
Bideli6718/
Wideslätt6711/
Videli6710/
Widole677/
Bidele676/
Wedela675/
Wedeli672/
Vaidelytė672/
Wedily671/
Vedely671/
Widali671/
Waidelish670/

Widely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Widely in the Arabic language
ويدليwydly-

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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
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  • 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 Widely
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