Willemsen Surname
Approximately 17,532 people bear this surname
Willemsen Surname User-submission:
Willemsen is a Dutch surname, meaning 'Willem's son'. (Willem is the Dutch version of William).
Willemsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 11,854 | 1:1,425 | 79 |
| Germany | 2,621 | 1:30,716 | 4,047 |
| Belgium | 892 | 1:12,889 | 1,939 |
| United States | 857 | 1:422,939 | 36,609 |
| Australia | 410 | 1:65,843 | 7,865 |
| Canada | 275 | 1:133,984 | 13,895 |
| Thailand | 123 | 1:574,295 | 97,879 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Willemsen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Willemsen is a Dutch surname, meaning 'Willem's son'. (Willem is the Dutch version of William).
- deleted-173293Willemsen Demographics
Average Male Willemsen Height
179.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Willemsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willemsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willemsen (Arabic: ويلمسن) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willemsen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,465th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 415,671 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Willemsen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 11,854 people, or 1 in 1,425. In The Netherlands Willemsen is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 39 percent are found, South Holland, where 12 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.
Willemsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Willemsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willemsen surname expanded 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.58% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willemssen | 95 | 383 | / |
| Williemsen | 95 | 2 | / |
| Wilemsen | 94 | 13 | / |
| Wllemsen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Willemson | 89 | 28 | / |
| Wellemsen | 89 | 28 | / |
| Wilhemsen | 89 | 19 | / |
| Willensen | 89 | 13 | / |
| Willemsem | 89 | 9 | / |
| Willimsen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Willamsen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whilemsen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Willemßen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Willemsenová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Williamsen | 84 | 1,069 | / |
| Williemson | 84 | 10 | / |
| Willenssen | 84 | 4 | / |
| Wilheimsen | 84 | 2 | / |
| Willeamson | 84 | 2 | / |
| Willhemson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Welllemsen | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wilhmsen | 82 | 2 | / |
| Willnsen | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wilemson | 82 | 0 | / |
| Willhemsson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Williamssen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Villemson | 78 | 276 | / |
| Willimson | 78 | 93 | / |
| Willenson | 78 | 52 | / |
| Williamsn | 78 | 9 | / |
| Wilhemson | 78 | 4 | / |
| Willamsan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Willamsin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Willensem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Willomson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Williamschen | 76 | 41 | / |
| Wilnsen | 75 | 4 | / |
| Willaimson | 74 | 134 | / |
| Williamsin | 74 | 20 | / |
| Wilhemsson | 74 | 6 | / |
| Williomson | 74 | 4 | / |
| Wichelmsen | 74 | 4 | / |
| Willismson | 74 | 3 | / |
| Welleamson | 74 | 2 | / |
| Villiamsen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Willimsohn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Williamsan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Willimsone | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wellhomsen | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wilhnsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Williamsson | 70 | 657 | / |
| Wwilliamson | 70 | 2 | / |
| Hwilliamson | 70 | 2 | / |
| Williamsoon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Williamsonh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Williaamson | 70 | 1 | / |
| Williamsion | 70 | 0 | / |
| Williammson | 70 | 0 | / |
| Willinson | 67 | 29 | / |
| Willingen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willenzon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilaimson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wilhimson | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wilihmson | 67 | 0 | / |
Willemsen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Willemsen in the Arabic language | ||
| ويلمسن | wylmsn | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willemsen
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