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

The last name Wilis is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,590th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 765,177 people. Wilis is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wilis are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 106,615th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,231 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 9,238 people, or 1 in 14,316. In Indonesia Wilis is mostly concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 41 percent are found, Riau, where 15 percent are found and East Java, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found.

Wilis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilis last name fell 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilis last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political 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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  • 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 Wilis
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