Willemsen Surname

30,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Willemsen Surname User-submission:

Willemsen is a Dutch surname, meaning 'Willem's son'. (Willem is the Dutch version of William).

Willemsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11,8541:1,42579
Germany2,6211:30,7164,047
Belgium8921:12,8891,939
United States8571:422,93936,609
Australia4101:65,8437,865
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
France751:885,636103,228
South Africa681:796,73154,178
England521:1,071,50151,923
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Austria121:709,62061,025
Norway101:514,22941,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Willemsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Willemsen is a Dutch surname, meaning 'Willem's son'. (Willem is the Dutch version of William).

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Willemsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willemsen (Arabic: ويلمسن) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willemsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willemsen is the 30,465th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 415,671 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Willemsen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Willemsen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 11,854 people, or 1 in 1,425. In The Netherlands Willemsen is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 39 percent reside, South Holland, where 12 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.

Willemsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willemsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,041 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willemsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willemsen surname are 4.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Willemsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning 308,945 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.98% more than the national average, earning R 458,592 per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.45% more than the national average, earning $68,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Willemsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Willemsen in the Arabic language
ويلمسنwylmsn-

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Willemsen Reference & Research

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