Wildy Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wildy Surname Definition:

= Wildey, q.v.

Wildy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4271:848,85064,722
England1911:291,71822,402
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Wales311:99,8247,946
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France61:11,070,454349,096
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Wildy (2,532) may also be a first name.

Wildy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wildey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wildy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wildy is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wildy? popularity and diffusion

Wildy is the 393,535th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname Wildy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wildy live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wildy is also the 146,556th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 2,532 people.

The last name Wildy is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 848,850. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Wildy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wildy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wildy last name rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wildy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wildy surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wildy surname are 10.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wildy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $54,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wildey912,227/
Wilday91500/
Whildy914/
Wildyt911/
Willdy911/
Wildiy910/
Weildy910/
Wildoy910/
Willday83178/
Willdey839/
Wildday831/
Whildey830/
Wilde8048,883/
Wilda802,622/
Weldy802,484/
Wildi801,562/
Vildy8094/
Bildy8035/
Wildè801/
Welday739,001/
Wildie73221/
Bildøy73149/
Whilde7381/
Vilday7375/
Wildee7374/
Vildey7366/
Bildey7334/
Wielde7332/
Bildiy7326/
Willde7323/
Welldy7313/
Wildha7310/
Bilday735/
Willda733/
Weilde733/
Weldey733/
Wailde733/
Wesldy731/
Wealdy731/
Welduy731/
Wledey731/
Wildei731/
Wihlde731/
Wildep731/
Wildej731/
Wellday6740/
Vildeys6740/
Wlda6710/
D'Wilde672/
Weldycz672/
Billday672/
Waildai671/
Wildhie671/
Weeldey671/
Whildea671/
Weldday671/
Willdie671/
Wuillda671/
Hwilder670/
Wildesh670/
Wildead670/

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Wildy Reference & Research

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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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  • 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 Wildy
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