Willdey Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Willdey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willdey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Willdey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willdey occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willdey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Willdey live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Willdey is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada it is mostly found in: British Columbia, where 57 percent are found, Manitoba, where 14 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 14 percent are found. Besides Canada this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Willdey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willdey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willdey surname declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willdey Last Name Statistics demography

Willdey earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.43% more than the national average, earning $61,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wildey922,227/
Willde9223/
Willdy921/
Willday86178/
Willdie861/
Wildeya861/
Whildey860/
Wilde8348,883/
Wildy83898/
Willdees801/
Wilday77500/
Wildie77221/
Whilde7781/
Wildee7774/
Vildey7766/
Wellde7752/
Bildey7734/
Wielde7732/
Welldy7713/
Whildy774/
Weilde773/
Weldey773/
Willda773/
Wailde773/
Billde772/
Wihlde771/
Wildyt771/
Wildep771/
Wildej771/
Wildoe771/
Wildei771/
Wledey771/
Weildy770/
Wildiy770/
Wildoy770/
Wellday7140/
Vildeys7140/
Willdau7115/
Wildeui7110/
Wildeus718/
D'Wilde712/
Billday712/
Weeldey711/
Wildday711/
Wildhie711/
Whildea711/
Villdes711/
Wuillda711/
Wildead710/
Hwilder710/
Wildesh710/
Welde6711,400/
Wylde673,205/
Wilda672,622/
Weldy672,484/
Wildi671,562/
Bilde67992/
Vilde67884/
Wälde67862/
Vildy6794/
Bildy6735/
Wildeová6710/
Wildeova672/
Wildè671/
Wildhead670/

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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 Willdey
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