Widson Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Widson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania1041:509,05433,766
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Widson (2,670) may also be a first name.

Widson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widson is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Widson.

How Common Is The Last Name Widson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 926,175th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. Widson is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Widson live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 141,875th most prevalent first name globally, held by 2,670 people.

Widson is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Widson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Widson surname fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Widson surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Widson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidson92112/
Widdson927/
Wedson83972/
Witson83402/
Widsom8317/
Widzon8312/
Widsén837/
Bidson836/
Wicson835/
Vidson835/
Wédson831/
Wizson831/
Whitson7714,207/
Waitson77108/
Wittson7730/
Withson778/
Hvidson775/
Vidsson774/
Weidsom771/
Weddson771/
Wichson771/
Wihtson771/
Huidson771/
Weedson770/
Witzson770/
Whizson770/
Boidson770/
Weadson770/
Wicon7384/
Wizon7313/
Whittson711/
Whitsosn711/
Widshand710/
Wheadson710/
Bedson671,234/
Bitson67464/
Wetson67151/
Witsen67137/
Witzon6727/
Vitson6720/
Vidzon6713/
Vicson679/
Vedson676/
Wichon673/
Vydson672/
Bidsen672/
Witsom671/
Wedsen671/
Widxom671/
Wicoun671/
Weicon671/
Bidsan671/
Wydsan671/
Witcon670/

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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 Widson
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