Wilgelm Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wilgelm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Wilgelm (37) may also be a first name.
Wilgelm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilgelm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wilgelm is most common in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wilgelm.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilgelm? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wilgelm is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wilgelm reside; 38 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Wilgelm is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 13 percent live and Finland, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhgelm | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vilgelm | 86 | 2,566 | / |
| Wolgelm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wilhjelm | 80 | 395 | / |
| Wilchelm | 80 | 46 | / |
| Vilghelm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Velgelm | 71 | 21 | / |
| Walegelema | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vilgelmova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waleigelema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiley-Gilliam | 60 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Wilgelm
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