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

The surname Wilenski occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Wileński. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilenski? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilenski is the 1,504,764th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Wilenski occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wilenski live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 37 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Utah, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Wilenski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilenski has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wilenski surname increased 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for 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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