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) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. 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 widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly 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. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 85 people.

It is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 100 percent live. Barring Canada it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Widely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Widely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widely surname expanded 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Widely
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