Wildey Surname
Approximately 2,227 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,330 | 1:272,526 | 25,550 |
| England | 457 | 1:121,921 | 12,312 |
| South Africa | 213 | 1:254,355 | 25,748 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 146 | 1:166,955 | 14,226 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 348 | 1:144,307 | 13,520 |
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]
Wildey Demographics
Average Wildey Salary in
United States
$43,735 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wildey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wildey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wildey (Arabic: يلدي) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wildey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 189,652nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,272,360 people. The last name Wildey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wildey live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 29 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,330 people, or 1 in 272,526. In The United States Wildey is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 18 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Wildey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wildey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wildey surname expanded 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wildey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing 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
Wildey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wildey in the Arabic language | ||
| يلدي | yldy | - |
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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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Wildey
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