Wildon Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wildon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wildon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:244,37719,942
United States491:7,397,121336,459
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Wildon (1,296) may also be a first name.

Wildon Last Name Facts

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

Wildon occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 802,733rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wildon live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 218,669th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,296 people.

The last name Wildon is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 244,377. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 23 percent are found, Suffolk, where 13 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found. Not including England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Wildon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wildon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wildon surname grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 34 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wildon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wildon last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wildon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.29% more than the national average, earning R 497,364 per year; in United States they earn 27.44% less than the national average, earning $31,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.44% less than the national average, earning $38,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whildon9218/
Willdon925/
Wildone923/
Wieldon922/
Wildosn921/
Weildon921/
Wilddon920/
Wheildon86420/
Whilldon866/
Willdone866/
Whildone860/
Weldon8327,095/
Wildan837,735/
Wyldon8318/
Bildon8310/
Wildom839/
Wildun837/
Vildon833/
Wledon832/
Wldong831/
Wheldon771,424/
Wildung77435/
Welldon77199/
Wildane77139/
Weldone7750/
Wieldan7739/
Wildhan7712/
Wildanh779/
Wildgun778/
Weeldon774/
Vildone772/
Weldonn772/
Wildaan771/
Wildaun771/
Willdan770/
Weldojn770/
Wealdon770/
Billdon770/
Wldan731/
Bldon730/
Wheeldon715,349/
Whealdon71197/
Welldone7162/
Whelldon717/
Willdhan711/
D'Weldon711/
Wildhaan711/
Whheldon711/
Wheildan711/
Wilddung710/
Beldon67906/
Bildan67566/
Veldon67161/
Vildan67127/
Wildam6769/
Weldan6752/
Wildasinn6729/
Wildum6716/
Wledom673/
Weldun672/
Weldonova671/
Vildonova671/
Weldonová671/
Weldom671/

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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 Wildon
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