Wideson Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wideson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wideson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Wideson (12) may also be a first name.

Wideson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wideson is found most in Sweden. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wideson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wideson live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia. Wideson is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 12 people.

Wideson is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Wideson is mostly concentrated in: Jönköping County, where 40 percent are found, Blekinge County, where 20 percent are found and Kalmar County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Wideson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wideson has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widdeson9340/
Widesson936/
Widison862/
Widdison801,346/
Biddeson8018/
Videsson8016/
Widesand805/
Baideson800/
Uideision751/
Widdision751/
Weidezion751/
Videsen7146/
Widecan7115/
Wedison7112/
Vedeson719/
Videcon712/
Wydison712/
Bedeson711/
Bidison711/
Biddison67477/
Beddeson6728/
Vidisson6720/
Videcoun6710/
Vaidison674/
Weddison672/
Wuedison671/
Videsund671/
Videsien671/

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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 Wideson
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