Widnæss Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Widnæss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widnæss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway101:514,22941,629

Widnæss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widnæss is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Widnæss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Widnæss is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Widnæss are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 514,229. In Norway Widnæss is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 80 percent are found and Western Norway, where 20 percent are found.

Widnæss Last Name Statistics demography

Widnæss earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning 296,938 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widens771/
Widgins7142/
Widdins715/
Widdens713/
Widensh711/
Weidens710/
Vidins6293/
Bidens627/
Bidins626/
Videns622/
Wedens621/
Wednsh621/
Buidens5723/
Veidins5719/
Baidins5715/
Wedensh5710/
Weedens576/
Wudensh574/
Beidins572/
Biddens572/
Wedinsh571/
Viedens571/
Weddens571/
Weadens570/
Wedenshe539/
Buijdens531/
Huijsdens5085/
Bidnz501/

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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 Widnæss
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