Willemson Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Willemson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willemson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Willemson (26) may also be a first name.

Willemson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willemson occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willemson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Willemson are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Willemson is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 26 people.

The last name is most widespread in Estonia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Beside Estonia Willemson occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Willemson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willemson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willemson last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willemson
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