Wisedale Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wisedale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisedale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996

Wisedale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisedale is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisedale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Wisedale occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Wisedale reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Wisedale is most common in England, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 38 percent reside, Cheshire, where 27 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Wisedale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wisedale has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wisedale last name increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wisedale Last Name Statistics demography

Wisedale earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 623.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,718,650 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wysedale881/
Widjedal754/
Wiggedal751/
Vishedala711/
Wejedal6716/
Vigedal679/
Wigidal678/
Wegedal672/
Vigesdal6348/
Viggedal6331/
Visidala633/
Veijedal631/
Wizidole631/
Vishidala591/
Weizidole591/
Vejedal5311/
Vigidal531/
Becedahl501/
Baysidal501/

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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 Wisedale
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