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
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The surname "Willems" means 'son of Willem'. Willem is a common given name in the Netherlands and Belgium. The equivalent in English is William.
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Willems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Willems occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Willems? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,321st most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,855 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 232 people.
Willems is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 23,325 people, or 1 in 493. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent live, Walloon Region, where 16 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Belgium this last name exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.
Willems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Willems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willems last name expanded 3,635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willems Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Willems last name are 29.13% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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