Willesee Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Willesee Surname Definition:

From Wilsey; a location name. Suffolk.

Willesee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Willesee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wilsey; a location name. Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Willesee Last Name Facts

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

Willesee is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willesee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Willesee live; 95 percent live in Australasia and 95 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Willesee is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,420,826. In Australia Willesee is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 58 percent live and Western Australia, where 42 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live.

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