Widman Surname
Approximately 4,263 people bear this surname
Widman Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Widiman (forest, man); one who took care of church property.
Widman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,295 | 1:110,003 | 11,991 |
| Sweden | 488 | 1:20,178 | 1,679 |
| Poland | 81 | 1:469,244 | 47,315 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Nicaragua | 34 | 1:177,091 | 2,402 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 416 | 1:120,718 | 11,763 |
Widman (445) may also be a first name.
Widman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Widiman (forest, man); one who took care of church property.
Widman Demographics
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Widman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Widman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Widman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 109,195th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,709,488 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Widman reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Widman is also the 406,288th most widely held forename globally, borne by 445 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,295 people, or 1 in 110,003. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.
Widman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Widman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 792 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Widman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Widman are 19.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Widman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.12% less than the national average, earning 179,551 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $51,150 CAD per year.
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Widman Reference & Research
Weedman/Widmann DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whitman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Weedman/Widmann FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Whitman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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