Wiid Surname

191,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wiid Surname Definition:

“White” in Old Danish. Originally written Vhiedt. Compare “Wit” in Afrikaans.

Wiid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0651:26,2363,361
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Australia341:793,99150,673
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wiid (15) may also be a first name.

Wiid Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“White” in Old Danish. Originally written Vhiedt. Compare “Wit” in Afrikaans.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wiid Last Name Facts

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

Wiid is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wiid click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,486th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,311,016 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wiid are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Wiid is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,065 people, or 1 in 26,236. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Northern Cape, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Wiid occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Wiid Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wiid earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 70.21% more than the national average, earning R 404,472 per year and in United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiidh8912/
Wijid898/
Wiids892/
Waijid805/
Wiggid801/
Wied753,446/
Biid7522/
Wiit7519/
Viid754/
Wiyd752/
Wjid752/
Uiid751/
Hviid672,105/
Wijit67702/
Wiist67145/
Wiedt6795/
Wehid6735/
Wihed6718/
Vijid6717/
Whied675/
Biidh675/
Bihid675/
Wiedz674/
Viidh674/
Bijid674/
Wiite672/
Vihid672/
Waaihisd672/
Whiit672/
Wieds671/
Wyhid671/
Wiits671/
Vhiid671/
Wihit671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiid
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