Vilems Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vilems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Vilems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vilems (Russian: Вильемс) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilems? popularity and diffusion

Vilems is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Vilems live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Vilems is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia Vilems is primarily found in: Moscow, where 36 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent live. Barring Russia Vilems exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilemse921/
Wilems83121/
Vilims8352/
Velems8323/
Vilens8316/
Vylems835/
Bilems833/
Wilhems7761/
Viliams7724/
Wilemse7717/
Wiliems7712/
Whilems7711/
Vielens772/
Wielems771/
Wilemsz771/
Wilheims715/
Waillems714/
Whillems713/
Wilhiems713/
Wihlemse711/
Wilhemse711/
Wilemsse711/
Wilens67321/
Wilams6731/
Vilins6719/
Velens6714/
Wilims6711/
Wulems678/
Bilens674/
Welems673/
Vylyms671/
Belems671/
Filims671/

Vilems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilems in the Russian language
Вильемсvilems-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vilems
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