Vilhelm Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Vilhelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilhelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1601:66,45911,151
Hungary1431:68,6457,042
Faroe Islands591:830123
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
France71:9,488,960336,266
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Greenland71:8,054710
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Vilhelm (2,025) may also be a first name.

Vilhelm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilhelm (Georgian: ვილჰელმ) is most common in Czechia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilhelm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 571,325th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. Vilhelm is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vilhelm reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 31 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Vilhelm is also the 167,810th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 2,025 people.

The surname Vilhelm is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 66,459. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 22 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent live and Prague, where 14 percent live. Aside from Czechia Vilhelm is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 26 percent live and The Faroe Islands, where 11 percent live.

Vilhelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vilhelm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vilhelm surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vilhelm Last Name Statistics demography

Vilhelm earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning 362,059 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Villhelm933/
Voilhelm930/
Wilhelm86100,007/
Vilgelm862,566/
Vylhelm86127/
Vilholm8683/
Velhelm862/
Uilhelm861/
Bilhelm861/
Vilhelmová82177/
Vilhelmova825/
Willhelm80843/
Wilhelme80147/
Viglielm8053/
Whilhelm8017/
Wilhelmm808/
Wilhellm805/
Wielhelm804/
Weilhelm803/
Wilheilm803/
Wilhelhm803/
Wilhielm802/
Wilhgelm802/
Wihlhelm801/
Wuilhelm801/
Wilhhelm801/
Wilhlm779/
Wilelm774/
Willhelme7525/
Willhellm751/
Whillhelm750/
Filholm71129/
Wilhelmová71116/
Wilhalm71111/
Wilholm7160/
Velgelm7121/
Welhelm7116/
Wilhlme7112/
Wilhelmova714/
Wilaelm713/
Wulhelm713/
Wilehlm713/
Whilelm712/
Vylhelmova712/
Wilhilm711/
Wilelhm711/
Welhelme671/
Wellhelm670/
Whelhelm670/

Vilhelm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilhelm in the Georgian language
ვილჰელმvilhelm-

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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 Vilhelm
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