Widgens Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Widgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Widgens Last Name Facts

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

Widgens is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Widgens occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Widgens live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Widgens is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 80 percent are found and Georgia, where 20 percent are found.

Widgens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widgens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widgens last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigens9292/
Wiggens86192/
Widgins8642/
Witgens8619/
Weigens8610/
Wißgens866/
Wisgens861/
Wittgens80177/
Wissgens801/
Wiggenss801/
Wiggiens800/
Wicens7722/
Wigins7722/
Vigens774/
Wegens773/
Bigens772/
Wygens771/
Wijens770/
Wizens770/
Wiggins7179,898/
Huigens71347/
Witjens71102/
Weijens7155/
Biggens7138/
Weegens7136/
Widzins7133/
Vigensø712/
Weggens712/
Weigenz711/
Vigensh711/
Wiesens711/
Witgins711/
Baigens710/
Weigins710/
Weitjens6782/
Whiggins675/
Wisns670/
Weiggins670/
Weisense670/

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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 Widgens
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