Wilhelme Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Wilhelme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilhelme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
France321:2,075,710171,237
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Wilhelmé (2) are calculated separately.

Wilhelme (28) may also be a first name.

Wilhelme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilhelme is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Wilhelmé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilhelme? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Wilhelme are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wilhelme is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name globally It is held by 28 people.

The surname Wilhelme is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 25 percent are found, Washington, where 21 percent are found and Michigan, where 19 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Wilhelme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilhelme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilhelme last name expanded 153 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilhelme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilhelme are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with the political party.

Wilhelme earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,611 USD per year.

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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 Wilhelme
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