Widlake Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Widlake Surname Definition:

From Widelake; a location name in Cornwall.

Widlake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
South Africa571:950,48660,033
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Wales291:106,7088,358
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Widlake Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Widelake; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Widlake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widlake is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widlake? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 963,821st most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Widlake reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England Widlake is most frequent in: Essex, where 41 percent reside, Devon, where 18 percent reside and Greater London, where 16 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Widlake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widlake has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Widlake last name declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 322 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widlake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Widlake last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Widlake earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.3% more than the national average, earning R 654,228 per year; in United States they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $55,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $59,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widlacke931/
Widlak92573/
Wedlake861,227/
Bidlake86300/
Widlaki865/
Wiedlak864/
Widlack861/
Widlacki8093/
Wiedlack8016/
Widlaski8013/
Wedlakee801/
Widłak771,056/
Vidlak77285/
Widlok77133/
Bidlak773/
Widlák772/
Wedlak770/
Widlock7128/
Wedleke711/
Widloski679/
Widlecki672/
Wedlocke671/
Widloche670/

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