Widvey Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Widvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway461:111,78914,873
United States421:8,629,975373,648
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Widvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widvey has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widvey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Widvey is the 1,907,068th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Widvey reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway Widvey is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 89 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Norway this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found and The United States Virgin Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Widvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widvey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widvey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Widvey surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Widvey earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning 378,675 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.34% less than the national average, earning $36,960 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidve831/
Whidbey7711/
Bidve7310,651/
Widby73215/
Vidve731/
Widue730/
Whidby67933/
Vidvei6799/
Weidby6713/
Vidhve674/
Wedved672/
Bidhve671/
Wedves671/
Widbee671/
Whidbe671/
Widwer671/

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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 Widvey
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