Wydra Surname

64,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wydra Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the otter; one with some quality of an otter.

Wydra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5,4941:6,918864
United States1,2831:282,50926,303
Germany7181:112,12513,811
France901:738,03091,686
England741:752,94741,527
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Austria251:340,61736,996
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Wydra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the otter; one with some quality of an otter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wydra Last Name Facts

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

Wydra is found most frequently in Poland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wydra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,068th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 932,627 people. Wydra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wydra live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 5,494 people, or 1 in 6,918. Beside Poland this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Wydra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wydra surname are 5.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Wydra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $45,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Whydra918/
Woydera836/
Waydera832/
Vydra802,129/
Wydro80647/
Wedra80408/
Widra80279/
Bydra801/
Widdra73148/
Widraj7337/
Widrat7332/
Wiedra7323/
Vydrai737/
Vydroa733/
Waidra732/
Vaydra731/
Whedra731/
Wydryt731/
Widras730/
Wydret730/
Wydrych671,028/
Wojdera67122/
Widdrat6726/
Bahydra675/
Waidera673/
Woidera672/
Vydrach671/
Wajdera671/
Weydres671/
Waidrap671/

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