Wilhelmina Forename
15,894th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 59,813 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia
Wilhelmina Forename Definition:
A female name. a f. form of Wilhelm (see William), borrowed from Germany in the 19th C.
Wilhelmina Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100% | 23,077 | 1:2,363 | 407 |
| United States | 100% | 7,558 | 1:47,967 | 2,731 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 7,376 | 1:34,973 | 4,639 |
| Philippines | 99% | 4,947 | 1:21,429 | 2,164 |
| Namibia | - | 3,802 | 1:632 | 124 |
| Ghana | 100% | 3,540 | 1:7,623 | 805 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,585 | 1:33,305 | 2,835 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1,550 | 1:1,189 | 233 |
| England | 100% | 1,068 | 1:52,063 | 2,431 |
| Belgium | 100% | 988 | 1:11,630 | 1,168 |
| Scotland | 100% | 674 | 1:7,938 | 617 |
| Germany | 100% | 654 | 1:147,825 | 2,639 |
| Jamaica | - | 523 | 1:5,513 | 841 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 346 | 1:48,850 | 3,367 |
| Canada | 100% | 221 | 1:149,925 | 6,423 |
| Liberia | 100% | 190 | 1:23,221 | 1,560 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 143 | 1:212,937 | 12,101 |
| Thailand | 100% | 133 | 1:526,811 | 24,654 |
| Brazil | 100% | 131 | 1:1,635,390 | 36,807 |
| New Zealand | - | 105 | 1:43,200 | 2,510 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 97 | 1:1,606 | 410 |
| Zimbabwe | 95% | 73 | 1:211,285 | 12,482 |
| Sweden | 100% | 67 | 1:147,133 | 5,679 |
| Spain | 100% | 58 | 1:802,241 | 7,895 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 56 | 1:186,273 | 7,851 |
| France | 100% | 55 | 1:1,208,552 | 8,739 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 54 | 1:152,102 | 3,986 |
| Austria | 100% | 52 | 1:163,735 | 2,710 |
| Italy | 100% | 45 | 1:1,356,935 | 10,771 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 39 | 1:34,908 | 3,522 |
| Australia | - | 38 | 1:359,411 | 6,666 |
| Barbados | - | 33 | 1:8,781 | 1,010 |
| Guyana | 100% | 32 | 1:23,852 | 2,782 |
| Aruba | - | 25 | 1:4,151 | 831 |
| Finland | 100% | 25 | 1:219,327 | 3,602 |
| Wales | 100% | 23 | 1:134,535 | 2,882 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 22 | 1:8,071,107 | 102,934 |
| India | 100% | 21 | 1:57,851,332 | 943,988 |
| Israel | 100% | 21 | 1:400,139 | 8,803 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 20 | 1:8,891 | 1,267 |
| Norway | 100% | 19 | 1:270,123 | 6,107 |
| Ireland | 100% | 17 | 1:273,148 | 4,515 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 16 | 1:509,520 | 38,497 |
| Peru | 100% | 15 | 1:2,119,430 | 21,304 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 15 | 1:7,439 | 1,138 |
| Panama | 100% | 14 | 1:279,040 | 9,506 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 14 | 1:7,839 | 1,133 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Chile | 100% | 12 | 1:1,467,267 | 11,454 |
| Belize | 100% | 11 | 1:32,210 | 2,977 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 11 | 1:2,745,627 | 44,124 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 10 | 1:2,161,050 | 45,539 |
| Denmark | - | 9 | 1:627,722 | 8,968 |
| Egypt | - | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Argentina | 100% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| Mexico | 100% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Croatia | 100% | 5 | 1:843,415 | 7,845 |
| Romania | 100% | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| Russia | 100% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Czechia | - | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Grenada | 100% | 4 | 1:27,031 | 2,323 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Samoa | - | 4 | 1:48,798 | 712 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Suriname | 100% | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Singapore | 100% | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 2 | 1:42,512 | 455 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Uganda | - | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Wilhelmína (1) are calculated separately.
Wilhelmina (210) may also be a surname.
Wilhelmina Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. a f. form of Wilhelm (see William), borrowed from Germany in the 19th C.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Af derivative from William: cf. the German Wilhelmine. Cf. also Wilhemina.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A female name derived from the German name Wilhelmine, from Wilhelm, whence William.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Teutonic (feminine) - Helmet, or helm, of many.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Teutonic name, meaning: Helmet of resolve: resolute fighter.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
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Sample size: 1,584 (2014)
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