Wijmans Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wijmans Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Hunter's. (variant: Jager and Chasseloup.)

Wijmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3651:46,2667,868
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wijmans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Hunter's. (variant: Jager and Chasseloup.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Wijmans Last Name Facts

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

Wijmans is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijmans? popularity and diffusion

Wijmans is the 735,823rd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wijmans live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wijmans is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 46,266. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 36 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and North Brabant, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weijmans93277/
Wijtmans93147/
Wijsmans9340/
Wimans929/
Weijtmans88173/
Wismans86614/
Bijmans8695/
Weimans8651/
Wiemans8650/
Witmans8637/
Bijsmans80136/
Boijmans8061/
Huijmans8055/
Wißmanns8016/
Weimanns809/
Wissmans801/
Wejsmans801/
Wemans77154/
Wymans7711/
Bimans771/
Wimons770/
Huijsmans751,627/
Wiggemans7594/
Wissmanns7519/
Booijmans751/
Whitmansh750/
Waumans71547/
Weymans71330/
Vismans71138/
Wysmans7169/
Weemans7163/
Woumans7150/
Beimans7138/
Bismans7128/
Wytmans7117/
Vaimans712/
Waymans712/
Wimmons711/
Vihmans711/
Waemans711/
Viemans710/
Huismans67686/
Weymanns6794/
Weytmans6723/
Vaismans6717/
Bismanns6715/
Veismans675/
Veicmans671/
Weismams670/

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