Wilhelem Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Hungary

Wilhelem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilhelem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Argentina691:619,47043,674
France511:1,302,406132,002
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Wilhélem (1) are calculated separately.

Wilhelem (45) may also be a first name.

Wilhelem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilhelem occurs most in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant: Wilhélem. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilhelem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilhelem is the 942,947th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Wilhelem reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 42 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wilhelem is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 1,140,079. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Jakarta, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent reside and France, where 18 percent reside.

Wilhelem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilhelem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilhelem surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Wilhelem
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