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

Will (Arabic: ولن) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Will is the 9,070^th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 116,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Will are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 6,961^st most numerous given name world-wide, held by 150,881 people.

Will is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 28,909 people, or 1 in 2,785. In Germany Will is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany Will is found in 140 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Will Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Will has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Will surname 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 fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Will Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Will last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

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