Willder Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Willder Surname Definition:

= Wilder, q.v.

Willder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:314,79123,605
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Willder (206) may also be a first name.

Willder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wilder, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Willder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willder is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willder? popularity and diffusion

Willder is the 857,026th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Willder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Willder live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 630,600th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 206 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 314,791. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Lancashire, where 10 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Willder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willder has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Willder last name grew 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willder last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Willder earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilder9246,061/
Weilder8617/
Wielder867/
Whilder865/
Wildder863/
Billder862/
Wildere862/
Wuilder861/
Wilderr861/
Hwilder860/
Wildher860/
Wellder860/
Wildier860/
Wlder835/
Weileder80184/
Whailder803/
Waildher800/
Welder771,609/
Bilder77793/
Wylder77304/
Wälder77222/
Vilder77206/
Wildre770/
Wilderová7534/
Wildearth754/
Waelder71253/
Vildier7140/
Vildere7124/
Vijlder719/
Weldier711/
Weldger711/
Weldere710/
Wealder710/
Wildhirt67228/
Wheelder671/
Wldir670/
Weldhert670/

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