Whilson Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Whilson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Whilson (112) may also be a first name.
Whilson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whilson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whilson (Marathi: हीलसन) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whilson? popularity and diffusion
Whilson is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Whilson reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 885,979th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 112 people.
The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Whilson is primarily concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 67 percent reside and Moscow, where 33 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.
Whilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Whilson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whilson surname decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Whilson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Whilson in the Marathi language | ||
| हीलसन | hilasana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Whilson
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