Wielhelm Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Wielhelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wielhelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wielhelm (22) may also be a first name.

Wielhelm Last Name Facts

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

Wielhelm occurs most in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wielhelm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wielhelm reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America. Wielhelm is also the 2,301,746th most common first name worldwide, held by 22 people.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Wielhelm is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Besides Brazil Wielhelm exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Venezuela, where 25 percent reside.

Wielhelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wielhelm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wielhelm last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilhelm93100,007/
Welhelm9316/
Wilhelme88147/
Whilhelm8817/
Wilhelmm888/
Wilhellm885/
Wilhelhm883/
Weilhelm883/
Wilheilm883/
Wilhgelm882/
Wilhhelm881/
Wihlhelm881/
Wuilhelm881/
Welhelme881/
Whelhelm880/
Wheelhelm820/
Whillhelm820/
Vilhelm80552/
Wilhalm80111/
Wilholm8060/
Wulhelm803/
Velhelm802/
Wilelhm801/
Uilhelm801/
Bilhelm801/
Wilhilm801/
Wilhelmová78116/
Wilhelmova784/
Voilhelm750/
Vilgelm672,566/
Vilhelmová67177/
Vylhelm67127/
Vilholm6783/
Velgelm6721/
Vilhelmova675/
Wilhielm632/
Vylhelmova562/

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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 Wielhelm
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