Vilers Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vilers Surname Definition:

Atkyns, in his History of Gloucestershire, always adopts the former spelling. He tells us that Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster, granted Down-Amney, in that county, to Nicholas de Valers in 1271. Michael de Valers was summoned from Gloucester in 1300, for military service in Scotland (Palgrave’s Parl.

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Vilers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1241:535,66773,425
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vilers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Atkyns, in his History of Gloucestershire, always adopts the former spelling. He tells us that Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster, granted Down-Amney, in that county, to Nicholas de Valers in 1271. Michael de Valers was summoned from Gloucester in 1300, for military service in Scotland (Palgrave’s Parl. Writs), and Ralph Walers is mentioned in 1375. See Mesni-le- Villiers.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Vilers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vilers (Russian: Вильерс) occurs most in France. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vilers live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 535,667. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 66 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent are found and Normandy, where 8 percent are found. Barring France it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Vilers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vilers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilgers9214/
Viliers926/
Vileirs922/
Veilers920/
Vieleers86102/
Velers8330/
Vilars8324/
Wilers835/
Filers835/
Bilers832/
Uilers831/
Vullers77423/
Velaers77229/
Veelers77129/
Fielers77111/
Weilers7771/
Wielers7765/
Failers779/
Wailers777/
Bileers775/
Filgers773/
Bilgers772/
Feilers772/
Witlers772/
Vielors771/
Builers771/
Bilears771/
Whilers771/
Bielers771/
Bailers770/
Philers770/
Bilhers770/
Whielers7133/
Faillers7121/
Beitlers7110/
Philears716/
Huiliers712/
Wilhears710/
Belers6719/
Bylers679/
Felers674/
Failliers671/
Bilirs671/
Velars671/
Welers671/
Wylers671/
Fulers670/

Vilers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilers in the Russian language
Вильерсvilers-

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