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 Willems Salary in
United States
$46,347 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Willems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willems Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willems is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Willems? popularity and diffusion
Willems is the 9,321st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 119,855 people. The surname Willems occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Willems live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Willems is also the 588,797th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 232 people.
The surname Willems is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried 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. Outside of Belgium it 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 occurrence of Willems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Willems 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 Republicans than the national average, with 75.9% being registered with the political 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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