Wisdell Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wisdell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisdell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wisdell Last Name Facts

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

Wisdell is most common in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wisdell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisdell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wisdell reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 52 percent live, Cheshire, where 29 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 5 percent live.

Wisdell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wisdell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wisdell surname grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisdell932/
Widell922,436/
Wisdel920/
Weidell86100/
Waidell8631/
Widdell8619/
Wiedell8617/
Wesdell8616/
Widel83407/
Widll830/
Weisedel8044/
Baisdell800/
Whiddell800/
Wedell771,490/
Weidel771,408/
Wiedel771,199/
Widdel77470/
Videll77468/
Bidell77257/
Wydell77111/
Waidel7711/
Widelh773/
Woidel772/
Bisdel771/
Weishedel750/
Widl731,029/
Weddell713,269/
Waidele71704/
Biddell71557/
Weischedel71548/
Weidele71489/
Weidelt71198/
Woidill7113/
Whydell718/
Wejdell718/
Beidell717/
Widgill715/
Weydell714/
Vaidell713/
Veidell712/
Weedell711/
Wuedell711/
Baisdel711/
Bijdell711/
Wyddell711/
Widdill710/
Buidell710/
Waydell710/
Weadell710/
Boisdel710/
Voidell710/
Vesdell710/
Boidell710/
Wedel6710,283/
Bidel671,317/
Weidl671,244/
Wiedl671,115/
Wideł67384/
Videl67193/
Wedll6746/
Baysdell6740/
Wädel6718/
Waidl6710/
Wydel678/
Uidel671/
Beasdell671/
Withdelt671/
Widdl671/
Westdehl671/
Weischeddel671/
Widil671/
Weisschedel670/
Wheddell670/

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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
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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 Wisdell
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