Wilharm Surname

340,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilharm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilharm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6531:123,28615,067
United States4181:867,12765,849
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Wilharm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilharm is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilharm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 340,834th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wilharm are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wilharm is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 123,286. In Germany Wilharm is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 74 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Wilharm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilharm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilharm last name increased 889 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilharm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilharm last name are 24.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.56% being registered with the political party.

Wilharm earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $41,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilhharm933/
Willharm933/
Wilarim869/
Wilherm868/
Willarm861/
Wilarama8099/
Wilairam8015/
Wilherme802/
Wilherom801/
Wilairum801/
Williarma750/
Walaram7146/
Willram714/
Wilrama711/
Walarum711/
Wilreim711/
Wilrami711/
Willerm711/
Wilermy711/
Wilerme711/
Vilherm711/
Weelaram673/
Welherme671/
Willermo671/
Wilierem671/
Williram670/
Walarama670/
Welherma670/
Vuilhorme631/
Belarm621/
Belarhm571/

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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 Wilharm
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