Widower Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Libya

Widower Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Widower (15) may also be a first name.

Widower Last Name Facts

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

Widower is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widower? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Widower live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Widower is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Widower is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 33 percent reside, Washington, where 33 percent reside and Alabama, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 13 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Widower Last Name Statistics demography

Widower earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.92% less than the national average, earning $26,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiedower93316/
Weidower938/
Widdower930/
Widoer920/
Widawer869/
Widewer860/
Wiedöwer806/
Weidawer801/
Wiodawer801/
Wiedouer801/
Weidover800/
Widyer772/
Wideer771/
Widaer771/
Wideur770/
Widour770/
Widauer71619/
Wedewer71226/
Weduwer717/
Widever711/
Wiedour711/
Waidour711/
Weiduer710/
Wideurt710/
Wideyer710/
Weidauer671,382/
Widegger67143/
Weddewer6770/
Wiedeyer6723/
Wiedeier676/
Weidaver674/
Wiedauer672/
Widugier671/
Wiedaver671/
Widdauer670/

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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 Widower
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