Wilenski Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wilenski Surname User-submission:

The Wilenski surname is a habitational surname. It denotes a person who came from Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania. Wilno is a Polish name for Vilnius.

Wilenski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Wileński (912) are calculated separately.

Wilenski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wilenski surname is a habitational surname. It denotes a person who came from Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania. Wilno is a Polish name for Vilnius.

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Wilenski Last Name Facts

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

Wilenski is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wileński. For other possible spellings of Wilenski click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilenski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilenski is the 1,504,764th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wilenski reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wilenski is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 37 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and Utah, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Wilenski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilenski has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wilenski surname grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilenski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilenski surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Wilenski earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.74% more than the national average, earning $52,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning $59,248 CAD per year.

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