Wilhelem Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Wilhelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhélem | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wilheleme | 94 | 5 | / |
| Wilhellem | 94 | 1 | / |
| Whilhelem | 94 | 0 | / |
| Willhelem | 94 | 0 | / |
| Vilhelem | 88 | 100 | / |
| Wilhelen | 88 | 35 | / |
| Wilhelim | 88 | 28 | / |
| Welhelem | 88 | 17 | / |
| Wilhellim | 82 | 2 | / |
| Willhelim | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wilhelime | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wilheln | 80 | 33 | / |
| Bilelem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilhelin | 75 | 34 | / |
| Whilelen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilalhem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihlheln | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilheling | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belelem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wulalem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vilheln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whilelin | 63 | 0 | / |
| Waileling | 59 | 1 | / |
| Viletelne | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bililen | 53 | 1 | / |
| Velilem | 53 | 1 | / |
| Velgelim | 50 | 1 | / |
| Belailem | 50 | 1 | / |
| Huelylen | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wilhelem
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