Wideman Surname
Approximately 6,672 people bear this surname
Wideman Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Widiman (forest, man); one who took care of church property.
Wideman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,471 | 1:66,251 | 7,733 |
| Canada | 984 | 1:37,445 | 4,744 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,017 | 1:49,379 | 5,625 |
Wideman (19) may also be a first name.
Wideman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Widiman (forest, man); one who took care of church property.
Wideman Demographics
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Wideman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wideman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wideman is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wideman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 73,729th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,092,258 people. The last name Wideman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wideman reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,471 people, or 1 in 66,251. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 19 percent are found, South Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Wideman exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Wideman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wideman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wideman surname rose 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 422 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wideman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wideman last name are 13.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.38% registered with the political party.
The amount Wideman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $55,107 CAD per year.
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