Willers Surname

69,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6251:30,6694,039
Brazil1,2401:172,6416,654
United States8921:406,34435,432
South Africa7841:69,1048,620
England6081:91,6429,853
Netherlands2421:69,78211,887
France1341:495,69269,430
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
Australia991:272,68424,601
Paraguay781:92,7792,216
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Canada471:783,94961,790
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales51:618,90625,852
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Willers (33) may also be a first name.

Willers Last Name Facts

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

Willers is found most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willers is the 69,593rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,024,251 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Willers live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Willers is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 33 people.

Willers is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,625 people, or 1 in 30,669. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 38 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany Willers exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Willers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willers surname expanded 939 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 368 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willers last name are 16.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Willers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.4% more than the national average, earning R 364,548 per year; in United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $57,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williers9362/
Willgers9320/
Willetrs931/
Wilers925/
Villers863,271/
Willars86883/
Wellers86156/
Weilers8671/
Billers8636/
Wailers867/
Wållers867/
Witlers862/
Wlliers861/
Whilers861/
Villiers803,268/
Villeirs8012/
Williars802/
Villeers800/
Wilhears800/
Whlers772/
Welers771/
Uilers771/
Wylers771/
Wlhers770/
Villars713,236/
Bellers71405/
Vüllers7167/
Wehlers7156/
Völlers7133/
Wellars7130/
Vellers7126/
Villirs716/
Weylers711/
Whylers711/
Byllers711/
Veilers710/
Whileherst710/
Welhers710/
Wilhirs710/
Bellears6742/
Wheelers6725/
Vuellers677/
Blers672/
Villiars672/
Villairs671/

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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 Willers
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