Wilkem Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wilkem (76) may also be a first name.

Wilkem Last Name Facts

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

Wilkem occurs most in Brazil. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Wilkem occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wilkem are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 76 people.

Wilkem is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil Wilkem is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 78 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 11 percent reside and Piauí, where 11 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Wilkem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilkem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilkem last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilkiem928/
Wilkkem921/
Wilkim837/
Wylkem831/
Wilquem7728/
Bilckem771/
Welkeme771/
Wilchem771/
Belkem671/
Belkhem627/
Vilchem622/
Welchem621/

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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 Wilkem
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