Wilesmith Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wilesmith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilesmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3241:83,3209,655
England631:884,41445,970
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
United States81:45,307,367917,113
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wilesmith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilesmith occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilesmith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 694,796th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. Wilesmith is mostly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Wilesmith live; 77 percent live in Australasia and 77 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 83,320. In Australia Wilesmith is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 64 percent are found, Queensland, where 31 percent are found and Western Australia, where 2 percent are found. Beside Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Wilesmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilesmith has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wilesmith surname expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilesmith Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wilesmith earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.02% more than the national average, earning R 484,824 per year and in United States they earn 157.32% more than the national average, earning $111,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wilesmith
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis