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

Wideson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wideson? popularity and diffusion

Wideson is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 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. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden Wideson is most common in: Jönköping County, where 40 percent live, Blekinge County, where 20 percent live and Kalmar County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Wideson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wideson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wideson surname rose 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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