Wilhelmus Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilhelmus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilhelmus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3391:49,8158,537
Indonesia2101:629,75849,645
Germany1731:465,34940,819
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wilhelmus (10,146) may also be a first name.

Wilhelmus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilhelmus occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilhelmus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 354,583rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wilhelmus reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 60,642nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 10,146 people.

Wilhelmus is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 49,815. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 37 percent reside, Limburg, where 27 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Wilhelmus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilhelmus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilhelmus last name rose 4,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilhelmus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilhelmus last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilhelmus earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.57% less than the national average, earning $39,462 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilhelmus
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