Widerøe Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Widerøe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widerøe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1511:34,0554,792
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Widere (16) are calculated separately.

Widerøe Last Name Facts

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

Widerøe is found most frequently in Norway. It can be rendered as: Widere. For other possible spellings of Widerøe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widerøe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Widerøe is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Widerøe are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 34,055. In Norway Widerøe is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 60 percent reside, Central Norway, where 25 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Norway this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Widerøe Last Name Statistics demography

Widerøe earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning 407,026 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widere9716/
Widerer865/
Waidere861/
Wider832,481/
Weiderer80270/
Widgerey805/
Widera777,805/
Wieder777,741/
Widder772,503/
Weider772,253/
Wedere771,870/
Waider77635/
Viderø7754/
Bidere7728/
Woider7712/
Widert777/
Wideri775/
Widher772/
Wideer771/
Wuider771/
Videre771/
Wideur770/
Whider770/
Hwaider71559/
Videres71206/
Vaidere7194/
Wiedera7182/
Widesri7148/
Weidger7146/
Wiedder7138/
Biderre7115/
Widoeri7112/
Widieri719/
Veidere717/
Whidder715/
Wederei715/
Vidiere714/
Widerra714/
Waidera713/
Woidera712/
Beidere712/
Waideri711/
Wideryd711/
Viderea711/
Wheider711/
Biderhe711/
Waidert710/
Whidger710/
Weder673,862/
Wyder671,775/
Bider671,634/
Vider67683/
Wedereit6770/
Widre6754/
Wäder6751/
Weideryd679/
Weijdert675/
Waidaree672/
Weiderrecht672/
Widerová672/
Waideari671/
Widerich671/
Weideher670/
Wedgerey670/

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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
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  • 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 Widerøe
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