Widén Surname
Approximately 2,209 people bear this surname
Widén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,120 | 1:4,645 | 443 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Widen (2,450), Widën (1) & Widèn (1) are calculated separately.
Widén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Widén has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also be rendered as: Widen, Widën or Widèn. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Widén? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 190,894th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,299,025 people. The surname Widén is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Widén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,120 people, or 1 in 4,645. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live and Skåne County, where 10 percent live. Not including Sweden Widén exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widen | 93 | 2,450 | / |
| Widën | 93 | 1 | / |
| Widèn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wihdén | 91 | 7 | / |
| Widn | 89 | 79 | / |
| Widin | 80 | 999 | / |
| Vidén | 80 | 560 | / |
| Wedén | 80 | 125 | / |
| Widyn | 80 | 23 | / |
| Widne | 80 | 13 | / |
| Weidn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Widng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiden | 73 | 1,486 | / |
| Wieden | 73 | 1,272 | / |
| Wident | 73 | 276 | / |
| Wideen | 73 | 185 | / |
| Waidin | 73 | 165 | / |
| Widden | 73 | 120 | / |
| Waiden | 73 | 23 | / |
| Woiden | 73 | 23 | / |
| Widäng | 73 | 21 | / |
| Weidne | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wijden | 73 | 12 | / |
| Whiden | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wuidin | 73 | 8 | / |
| Widehn | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hvidén | 73 | 7 | / |
| Widaen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Widemn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whidin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widnne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widind | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejdén | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widndt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widdin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Widgin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wiedin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whidden | 67 | 3,314 | / |
| Weijden | 67 | 193 | / |
| Widehen | 67 | 79 | / |
| Weident | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vidn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bidn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uidn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waideen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wedn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijdene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiddin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiding | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whieden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuideen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waidene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whideen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weideen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuidden | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Widén
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