Wildney Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wildney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Wildney (271) may also be a first name.

Wildney Last Name Facts

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

Wildney is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wildney.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wildney are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles. Wildney is also the 540,009th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 271 people.

The surname Wildney is most common in England, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England Wildney is primarily found in: Essex, where 83 percent are found, West Midlands, where 11 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 3 percent are found.

Wildney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wildney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wildney surname increased 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willdner804/
Wldner774/
Wildienne752/
Vildner7123/
Wäldner7114/
Weldnes710/
Weldenny6727/
Wildnaus670/
Wildenna670/
Vldnne621/
Beldne621/
Belldne570/

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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 Wildney
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis