Widmore Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Widmore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Widmore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widmore occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Widmore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Widmore is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Widmore is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Widmore live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Widmore is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Widmore is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 60 percent reside, Greater London, where 20 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England Widmore exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Widmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widmore has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Widmore surname grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whidmore934/
Widmor9244/
Wedmore86539/
Vidmore8616/
Widmere864/
Whidmor861/
Wiedmor861/
Vaidmore802/
Weedmore802/
Weidmare801/
Weadmore801/
Widmar77991/
Wedmor770/
Vedmore71107/
Wiedmar7137/
Weidmar7129/
Bedmore712/
Vidmare711/
Beadmore673/
Vedmores671/
Boydmore670/
Widmarová632/
Weidemaar631/
Vidmar628,811/
Vidmár6226/
Bidmar6215/
Uidmar621/
Wejdemar5314/
Weedmard531/
Vidmarová506/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Widmore
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