Widey Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Widey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Widey (7) may also be a first name.
Widey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Widey has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Widey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Widey live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name globally, held by 7 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Widey is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Widey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Widey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widey last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Widey
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