Wilharms Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilharms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilharms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wilharms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilharms is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilharms? popularity and diffusion

Wilharms is the 1,994,173rd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wilharms are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Wilharms is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 83 percent are found, Michigan, where 4 percent are found and Virginia, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wilharms exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Wilharms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilharms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilharms last name expanded 588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilharms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilharms last name are 42.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 89.47% being registered with the political party.

Wilharms earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,773 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willharms9428/
Willarms882/
Wilherms881/
Williarms822/
Willyarms821/
Wilhermus821/
Will Ramos672/
Walramsi6311/
Wille Ramos631/
Wel Ramos591/
Wyly Ramos561/
Weyll Ramos531/

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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
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  • 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 Wilharms
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