Willenberg Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7251:111,04213,681
United States4701:771,18959,919
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Australia601:449,92835,109
Israel261:329,14027,831
England191:2,932,529101,561
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Willenberg (23) may also be a first name.

Willenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willenberg is most common in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willenberg is the 241,088th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,395,384 people. The surname Willenberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Willenberg reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 725 people, or 1 in 111,042. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Willenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willenberg surname rose 959 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willenberg last name are 3.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willenberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning R 209,388 per year; in United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning $61,592 CAD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Willenberg
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