Wildey Surname

189,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wildey Surname Definition:

(English) 1 = Wild(e1 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. ~(e)y.

2 Dweller at the Wild or Uncultivated Hay or Enclosure [Old English wilde + haga]

Wildey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3301:272,52625,550
England4571:121,92112,312
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Canada481:767,61660,775
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:144,30713,520

Wildey (29) may also be a first name.

Wildey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 = Wild(e1 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. ~(e)y.

2 Dweller at the Wild or Uncultivated Hay or Enclosure [Old English wilde + haga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wildey Last Name Facts

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

Wildey (Arabic: يلدي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 189,652nd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,272,360 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wildey are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wildey is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename internationally, held by 29 people.

The surname Wildey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 272,526. In The United States Wildey is most common in: Michigan, where 18 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Wildey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wildey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wildey surname rose 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wildey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wildey surname are 27.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wildey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning R 253,776 per year; in United States they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $43,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $50,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willdey929/
Wildeya921/
Whildey920/
Wilde9148,883/
Wildy91898/
Wilday83500/
Wildie83221/
Whilde8381/
Wildee8374/
Vildey8366/
Bildey8334/
Wielde8332/
Willde8323/
Whildy834/
Weilde833/
Weldey833/
Wailde833/
Willdy831/
Wildep831/
Wildej831/
Wihlde831/
Wildei831/
Wledey831/
Wildoe831/
Wildyt831/
Wildiy830/
Weildy830/
Wildoy830/
Willday77178/
Vildeys7740/
Wildeui7710/
Wildeus778/
D'Wilde772/
Whildea771/
Wildday771/
Wildhie771/
Weeldey771/
Willdie771/
Hwilder770/
Wildead770/
Wildesh770/
Welde7311,400/
Wylde733,205/
Wilda732,622/
Weldy732,484/
Wildi731,562/
Bilde73992/
Vilde73884/
Wälde73862/
Vildy7394/
Bildy7335/
Wildè731/
Wildeová7110/
Wildeova712/
Willdees711/
Wildhead710/
Welday679,001/
Weldie671,484/
Bildea67541/
Wildau67299/
Waelde67223/
Wälder67222/
Vilder67206/
Bildøy67149/
Vilday6775/
Veldey6765/
Wildah6757/
Wellde6752/
Beldey6742/
Bildiy6726/
Whylde6714/
Weelde6714/
Welldy6713/
Wildha6710/
Vildes676/
Bilday675/
Bildøe674/
Willda673/
Wailda673/
Weldee673/
Billde672/
Wledje672/
Wealde671/
Wealdy671/
Wesldy671/
Weldue671/
Welduy671/
Wäldge671/
Bildei671/
Bildde671/
Weldea671/
Bildeu670/
Woelde670/
Wyldee670/

Wildey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wildey in the Arabic language
يلديyldy-

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Wildey Reference & Research

Wilde FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Wildeisen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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