Willershausen Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willershausen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willershausen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Willershausen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willershausen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willershausen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. Willershausen is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Willershausen are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 526,179. In Germany Willershausen is most numerous in: Hesse, where 67 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williershausen961/
Wellershausen9243/
Willersen8247/
Wiellersen7816/
Willerson73224/
Bellersen64210/
Böllersen6449/
Wellerson6422/
Billerson640/
Bellersan640/
Wuellerson611/
Bellerson5585/
Blerson500/

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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
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  • 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 Willershausen
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