Willems Surname
Approximately 60,803 people bear this surname
Willems Surname User-submission:
The surname "Willems" means 'son of Willem'. Willem is a common given name in the Netherlands and Belgium. The equivalent in English is William.
Willems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 23,325 | 1:493 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 18,536 | 1:911 | 36 |
| Germany | 7,847 | 1:10,259 | 1,286 |
| United States | 3,526 | 1:102,796 | 11,347 |
| Curaçao | 1,791 | 1:88 | 32 |
| France | 1,214 | 1:54,714 | 7,232 |
| South Africa | 985 | 1:55,003 | 6,988 |
| Canada | 794 | 1:46,405 | 5,694 |
| Australia | 722 | 1:37,390 | 4,891 |
| Luxembourg | 262 | 1:2,216 | 247 |
| Aruba | 240 | 1:431 | 51 |
| England | 204 | 1:273,128 | 21,453 |
| Spain | 145 | 1:322,428 | 18,998 |
| Denmark | 140 | 1:40,319 | 4,211 |
| Suriname | 134 | 1:4,124 | 860 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Thailand | 111 | 1:636,381 | 107,695 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:517,718 | 36,097 |
Willems (232) may also be a first name.
Willems Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname "Willems" means 'son of Willem'. Willem is a common given name in the Netherlands and Belgium. The equivalent in English is William.
- anonymous submissionWillems Demographics
Average Male Willems Height
177.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Willems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willems Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willems is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willems? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,321st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 119,855 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Willems reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 588,797th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 232 people.
Willems is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 23,325 people, or 1 in 493. In Belgium Willems is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 16 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 83 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.
Willems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Willems has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willems Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Willems surname are 29.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Willems earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning 317,254 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,208 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.6% less than the national average, earning R 155,424 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,510 CAD per year.
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