Wilis Surname

53,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wilis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9,2381:14,3161,798
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
England91:6,190,895170,599
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Wilis (4,231) may also be a first name.

Wilis Last Name Facts

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

Wilis is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,590th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 765,177 people. Wilis occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wilis live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 106,615th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 4,231 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 9,238 people, or 1 in 14,316. In Indonesia Wilis is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 41 percent reside, Riau, where 15 percent reside and East Java, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Wilis is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside.

Wilis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilis surname declined 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilis surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilis earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $21,617,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 36.1% less than the national average, earning $27,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willis91230,465/
Wailis9162/
Wilisz9151/
Wielis9133/
Wilies916/
Wuilis916/
Wilise913/
Wilish912/
Wilihs911/
Wiliss911/
Whilis910/
Williss83323/
Whillis83186/
Wilisch83146/
Willish8310/
Willois839/
Willlis838/
Willise836/
Wielisz835/
Waillis834/
Wilishe833/
Weillis831/
Wilisse831/
Willisz831/
Wilaise831/
Whileis830/
Wittlis830/
Willeis830/
Wielies830/
Wilhuis830/
Wuillis830/
Weilies830/
Whiliss830/
Wiles8027,341/
Bilis80637/
Vilis80515/
Welis80207/
Wilys8068/
Wilix8032/
Wulis808/
Wylis803/
Uilis803/
Wiliz802/
Wieliesz776/
Whittlis771/
Wilitsch771/
D'Willis771/
Wilhoits770/
Wailes732,113/
Willes731,547/
Whiles731,199/
Bailis73394/
Beilis73272/
Bilais73125/
Wellis73120/
Builis73115/
Wyllis7399/
Wieles7384/
Vilgis7379/
Voilis7357/
Vitlis7345/
Bilois7344/
Welies7343/
Vilois7341/
Bilish7340/
Welish7340/
Boilis7340/
Veilis7331/
Violis7331/
Wilich7324/
Vilist7321/
Viluis739/
Bilihs739/
Williz736/
Vilies735/
Wiless735/
Vilais735/
Vilish734/
Welise734/
Vielis734/
Whelis733/
Viliss733/
Weiles733/
Welisz733/
Weylis732/
Wilees732/
Wullis732/
Biliss732/
Wetlis732/
Wylies731/
Wuilix731/
Wileds731/
Vilios731/
Wilice731/
Vailis731/
Wieliś731/
Wyliss731/
Wilese731/
Wilhes731/
Bilijs731/
Bilhis731/
Whulis730/
Wealis730/
Wileys730/
Weelis730/
Wuiles730/
Welishe672,242/
Wheelis671,058/
Bailiss67227/
Welisch67226/
Willess67217/
Wailess67175/
Welhuis67145/
Baillis67131/
Wittles6786/
Wellish6755/
Wheiles6734/
Wheliss6720/
Willice6714/
Wellisz6714/
Wellise6712/
Whellis6711/
Vilhais6710/
Beilish679/
Welaish676/
Wuilles676/
Beiliss674/
Wälisch674/
Witlich673/
Whitles673/
Vaislis673/
Wiletts672/
Wilhoic672/
Bilisch672/
Whilles672/
Willeys672/
Vilhies672/
Wilgess672/
Wailich671/
Wilhice671/
Voillis671/
Weilich671/
Willays671/
Violais671/
Viliais671/
Wilehes671/
Beillis671/
Whuiles671/
Vielies671/
Witleys671/
Willeas671/
Wilhich671/
Wuillys671/
Wuyllis671/
Wayliss670/
Whiless670/
Wullies670/
Whilich670/
Whilice670/
Whailes670/
Bilhais670/
Whilese670/
Whileas670/
Whelais670/

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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 Wilis
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