Wilemse Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilemse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilemse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911

Wilemse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilemse has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilemse? popularity and diffusion

Wilemse is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Wilemse live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Wilemse is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa Wilemse exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willemse9330,002/
Wilhemse931/
Wihlemse931/
Wilemsse931/
Wilems92121/
Willemsee884/
Willlemse881/
Willems8660,803/
Wilhems8661/
Welemse8613/
Wiliems8612/
Whilems8611/
Wilemsz861/
Vilemse861/
Wilimse861/
Wielems861/
Wilense860/
Willemsz80134/
Willemze8099/
Willimse8020/
Willeams8011/
Wellemse8010/
Wilheims805/
Waillems804/
Wilhiems803/
Willlems803/
Whillems803/
Willhems801/
Wjllemse801/
Willehms800/
Vilems7727/
Wilims7711/
Welems773/
Bilems773/
Willims71629/
Wellems71227/
Wilenge7168/
Welense7112/
Wilensi714/
Weliems713/
Willemz712/
Belemse711/
Wilence711/
Vilemsa711/
Wilhims711/
Wilaims711/
Welemsi711/
Willaims672,214/
Wailenge6775/
Welleams678/
Wiliamsi674/
Wiliaims673/
Welensea671/
Wellimse671/
Wheliems671/
Willemzy671/
Whellems671/
Wellemsz671/
Willihms671/
Wilensyi671/
Willymms671/

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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 Wilemse
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