Widnall Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Widnall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:501,96431,980
Wales201:154,72710,755
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Widnall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widnall is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Widnall.

How Common Is The Last Name Widnall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Widnall is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Widnall is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Widnall reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Widnall is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 501,964. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 18 percent reside, Cumbria, where 17 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Widnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Widnall has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widnall Last Name Statistics demography

Widnall earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widnal921/
Widnaille881/
Bidnall8623/
Bidnal77354/
Vidnal775/
Bednall71506/
Beadnall67140/
Bednhall671/
Bednal6220/
Beadneal530/

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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 Widnall
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