Wilholm Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wilholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wilholm (23) may also be a first name.

Wilholm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilholm is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wilholm.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilholm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wilholm are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Wilholm is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Wilholm is most common in: Bavaria, where 70 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Wilholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilholm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilholm surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willholm930/
Wilhelm86100,007/
Wilhalm86111/
Vilholm8683/
Bilholm8617/
Willhalm80221/
Wilhalme8039/
Whilhelm8017/
Wilhelmm808/
Wellholm806/
Wilhellm805/
Wielhelm804/
Wilhelhm803/
Weilhelm803/
Wilhhelm801/
Wihlhelm801/
Wuilhelm801/
Whillhelm750/
Vilhelm71552/
Welhelm7116/
Wulhelm713/
Wilhalmová712/
Uilhelm711/
Wilelhm711/
Belholm711/
Bilhalm710/
Willialm672/
Whelhelm670/
Voilhelm670/
Wheelhelm630/
Bilalm623/
Vylhelm57127/
Velhelm572/
Baillalmm501/

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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 Wilholm
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