Wildley Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wildley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wildley (10) may also be a first name.

Wildley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wildley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildley? popularity and diffusion

Wildley is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wildley are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wildley is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Wildley is mostly found in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, Indiana, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Wildley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wildley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wildley Last Name Statistics demography

Wildley earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.65% less than the national average, earning $21,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieldley930/
Wildly925/
Wildle920/
Weldle7723/
Wäldle776/
Wldler771/
Weldler7161/
Vildler711/
Weldelle672/
Wildilla671/
Bäldle6210/
Blddle621/
Weldli620/
Bildilli5349/
Beldelle531/
Veldleux531/

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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 Wildley
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