Where Does The Last Name Will Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Will (Arabic: ولن) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Will? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 9,070^th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 116,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Will are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Will is also the 6,961^st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 150,881 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 28,909 people, or 1 in 2,785. In Germany Will is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 140 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Will Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Will has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Will last name expanded 587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 653 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 617 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Will Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Will last name are 12.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Will earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning 391,806 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.31% more than the national average, earning R 383,340 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,506 CAD per year.