Widgett Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Widgett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widgett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Widgett Last Name Facts

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

Widgett is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widgett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Widgett is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Widgett are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,842,280. In Canada Widgett is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Widgett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widgett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Widgett last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widgett Last Name Statistics demography

Widgett earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.46% more than the national average, earning $66,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigett9211/
Widget925/
Wiggett862,138/
Weigett867/
Wigette861/
Wiget831,640/
Beidgett800/
Wigget7751/
Wisett776/
Bidget774/
Bigett774/
Weiget771/
Wigeht771/
Wagett771/
Wigetz771/
Wudget770/
Waggett71849/
Biggett7142/
Wiggitt7117/
Weigetz7113/
Wedgest718/
Whisett716/
Vigette712/
Weigget711/
Wheiget711/
Buigett711/
Weggett711/
Beidget710/
Wiset675,084/
Biget67901/
Viget67183/
Waget67129/
Weget6754/
Wigit676/
Withgitt673/
Weihgitt670/

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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 Widgett
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