Vilums Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vilums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia4821:4,253585
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Viļums (9) are calculated separately.

Vilums Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vilums occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Viļums. For other potential spellings of Vilums click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilums? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 571,325th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Vilums live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 4,253. In Latvia Vilums is mostly found in: Latgale, where 52 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 30 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Vilums Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vilums last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Vilums earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viļums949/
Vilyums9220/
Vilims8352/
Viluns832/
Wilums832/
Bilums831/
Wiliums771/
Wilims6711/
Vilons672/
Filims671/
Vilūns671/
Biluns671/
Welums671/
Wiliems6212/
Phelums6211/
Wieluns626/
Vailons621/
Wilhims621/
Wilhoms620/
Wilhiems573/
Beluns5024/
Wilons5018/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vilums
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