Wilket Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wilket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wilket Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium871:132,14519,103
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wilket Last Name Facts

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

Wilket occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilket? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilket is the 1,871,545th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wilket reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Wilket is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 132,145. In Belgium Wilket is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Belgium Wilket occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Wilket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilket surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilkett92125/
Wilkeit9218/
Wilkets920/
Willkett8610/
Wilkit839/
Wilked832/
Wilquet77133/
Wlckett771/
Wilkied771/
Billket771/
Willked771/
Wilkite770/
Willkite711/
Wilcheht711/
Belket671/
Velket670/
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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 Wilket
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