Whilson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Whilson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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 surname Whilson (Marathi: हीलसन) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Whilson.

How Common Is The Last Name Whilson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Whilson live; 44 percent live in Eastern Europe and 44 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Whilson is also the 885,979th most common first name at a global level, held by 112 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia it is most common in: Saint Petersburg, where 67 percent reside and Moscow, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Russia Whilson occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 11 percent reside.

Whilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whilson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whilson surname fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Whilson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whilson in the Marathi language
हीलसनhilasana-

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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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  • 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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