Willekens Surname

141,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Willekens Surname User-submission:

The Willekens surname means 'son of Wille' (son of William).

Willekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,3861:4,818548
Netherlands4521:37,3616,294
France2061:322,44048,940
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England81:6,964,757184,742
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Willekens (17) may also be a first name.

Willekens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Willekens surname means 'son of Wille' (son of William).

- kuncarlos

Willekens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willekens is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Willekens.

How Common Is The Last Name Willekens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willekens is the 141,088th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,306,185 people. The surname Willekens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Willekens live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. Willekens is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name Willekens is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 2,386 people, or 1 in 4,818. In Belgium Willekens is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Belgium Willekens occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Willekens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willekens last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

Willekens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willlekens952/
Wellekens89431/
Billekens89358/
Willikens8917/
Wilikens8245/
Willikns821/
Bellekens78497/
Weilkiens7817/
Weilckens781/
Willikins780/
Wilikns754/
Wlikens752/
Wilikins7176/
Wealkens712/
Wailkins712/
Bleykens711/
Whilkins711/
Bleckens710/
Vleeskens6787/
Billikins670/
Wlikins635/
Welliquens631/
Blickens5930/
Beylkens5922/
Blikins501/

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