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 Male Wildey Height
176.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wildey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wildey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wildey (Arabic: يلدي) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wildey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,652nd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,272,360 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 throughout the world, borne by 29 people.
Wildey is most commonly occurring 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. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Wildey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wildey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wildey surname grew 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 Republicans than the national average, with 74.02% being registered to vote for the 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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