Wilhelim Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wilhelim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilhelim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wilhelim (63) may also be a first name.

Wilhelim Last Name Facts

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

Wilhelim is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilhelim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilhelim is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Wilhelim reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wilhelim is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 63 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania Wilhelim is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 39 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Wilhelim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilhelim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilhelim surname declined 67 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
  • 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 Wilhelim
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