Wihelm Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Wihelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wihelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wihelm (62) may also be a first name.

Wihelm Last Name Facts

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

Wihelm is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wihelm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wihelm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Wihelm is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wihelm are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wihelm is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 62 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Wihelm is most prevalent in: Texas, where 35 percent reside, Indiana, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Wihelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wihelm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wihelm last name expanded 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wihelm Last Name Statistics demography

Wihelm earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wihelmi926/
Wihelem922/
Wihelmy922/
Wiöhelm921/
Wielm911/
Wiehelmi860/
Wiholm8325/
Wihalm831/
Wehelm831/
Wiehalm7740/
Wihalme771/
Wieholm771/
Wahelam770/
Wehelmi770/
Vielm731/
Weholm677/
Wahilm671/
Vielme671/
Wahilmi624/
Wahulama5796/
Wahalamu577/
Wahallam571/
Wahislam571/
Weholomo571/
Bjelm5523/
Behilm501/

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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 Wihelm
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