Widgen Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Widgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Widgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widgen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Widgen are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Widgen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 59 percent are found, Missouri, where 28 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Widgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Widgen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widgen Last Name Statistics demography

Widgen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning $32,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidgen922/
Widgien921/
Widdgen921/
Wigen91971/
Wiggen83825/
Vidgen83371/
Witgen83179/
Waigen8381/
Weigen8366/
Wizgen8340/
Wisgen8325/
Bidgen834/
Wigend833/
Widgem831/
Wigeng830/
Wedgen830/
Widgin830/
Widdingen803/
Weigend77509/
Wittgen77455/
Weigent7716/
Wisgien7711/
Waizgen771/
Wiggenn771/
Weiggen771/
Beidgen771/
Vigen73904/
Wisen73391/
Wegen73358/
Wijen73170/
Wizen73150/
Wigin7363/
Bigen7328/
Wygen734/
Wigem733/
Wiesn732/
Wisgiehn711/
Wedggend710/
Wiesen673,622/
Wiggin673,497/
Huigen671,343/
Weggen67679/
Vijgen67541/
Bitgen67510/
Weisen67439/
Weegen67191/
Viggen67181/
Wijsen67155/
Waisen67123/
Baigen67115/
Biggen6762/
Vigent6754/
Vidjen6751/
Vedgen6728/
Bisgen6725/
Wegend6724/
Weijen6721/
Weizen6719/
Wigink6717/
Wijzen6716/
Büdgen6715/
Wetgen6713/
Wiezin6713/
Boigen6712/
Widjin678/
Waicen678/
Wizent677/
Wutgen677/
Wiseen676/
Waizen676/
Beigen676/
Wiceen675/
Whisen674/
Wisend674/
Waigin673/
Woisen672/
Wiezen672/
Wiging672/
Waigem672/
Wisgin671/
Wygent671/
Waygen671/
Wegenn671/
Weigin671/
Whizen671/
Vaigen671/
Wedjen671/
Wegenk671/
Wirzen671/
Wisehn671/
Bedgen671/
Bitdgn671/
Bidgin671/
Wegenc671/
Vidgin670/
Wiesin670/
Wiscen670/
Witjen670/
Wesien670/
Weagen670/
Vigien670/

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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 Widgen
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