Willems Surname
Approximately 60,803 people bear this surname
Willems Surname User-submission:
The surname "Willems" means 'son of Willem'. Willem is a common given name in the Netherlands and Belgium. The equivalent in English is William.
Willems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 23,325 | 1:493 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 18,536 | 1:911 | 36 |
| Germany | 7,847 | 1:10,259 | 1,286 |
| United States | 3,526 | 1:102,796 | 11,347 |
| Curaçao | 1,791 | 1:88 | 32 |
| France | 1,214 | 1:54,714 | 7,232 |
| South Africa | 985 | 1:55,003 | 6,988 |
| Canada | 794 | 1:46,405 | 5,694 |
| Australia | 722 | 1:37,390 | 4,891 |
| Luxembourg | 262 | 1:2,216 | 247 |
| Aruba | 240 | 1:431 | 51 |
| England | 204 | 1:273,128 | 21,453 |
| Spain | 145 | 1:322,428 | 18,998 |
| Denmark | 140 | 1:40,319 | 4,211 |
| Suriname | 134 | 1:4,124 | 860 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Thailand | 111 | 1:636,381 | 107,695 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:517,718 | 36,097 |
Willems (232) may also be a first name.
Willems Surname Meaning
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The surname "Willems" means 'son of Willem'. Willem is a common given name in the Netherlands and Belgium. The equivalent in English is William.
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Willems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willems Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willems is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Willems click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willems? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,321st most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 119,855 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Willems are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 588,797th most common forename world-wide, held by 232 people.
Willems is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 23,325 people, or 1 in 493. In Belgium Willems is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 16 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.
Willems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Willems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Willems surname expanded 3,635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willems Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Willems are 29.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Willems earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning 317,254 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,208 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.6% less than the national average, earning R 155,424 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,510 CAD per year.
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