Widsom Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Widsom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Widsom (12) may also be a first name.

Widsom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widsom is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Widsom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widsom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Widsom are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Widsom is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Widsom is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 23 percent are found, Alabama, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Widsom occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Jamaica, where 6 percent are found.

Widsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Widsom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widsom last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widsom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Widsom surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Widsom earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.55% less than the national average, earning $23,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidsom921/
Widson83285/
Widxom831/
Witsom831/
Waidson77112/
Whitsom7711/
Widdson777/
Wicom733/
Whitsome710/
Whitshom710/
Whittsom710/
Wedson67972/
Witson67402/
Widzon6712/
Witcom6710/
Wetsom679/
Widsén677/
Bidson676/
Wicson675/
Vidson675/
Waicom671/
Wichom671/
Waizom671/
Wédson671/
Vidcom671/
Wizson671/
Witsam671/
Whitssoom670/

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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 Widsom
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