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 last name Widgen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Widgen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Widgen is the 3,543,123rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly 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.

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

Widgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Widgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widgen last name contracted 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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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