Willesen Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Willesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314

Willesen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willesen is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willesen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,136,896th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Willesen reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 45,522. In Denmark Willesen is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Denmark this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Willesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willesen last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

The amount Willesen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.56% less than the national average, earning $35,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.61% more than the national average, earning $76,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willeseen942/
Willedsen941/
Willsen9383/
Wllesen931/
Villesen88274/
Wellesen8899/
Willegen8817/
Willåsen886/
Billesen881/
Willisen880/
Wilsen86276/
Willsn860/
Willassen82315/
Billeisen8274/
Wellessen8232/
Williseng821/
Willlsent821/
Willechen821/
Villsen8064/
Billsen8016/
Wilshen8015/
Wielsen8010/
Weilsen803/
Willgen802/
Wilssen802/
Willsin802/
Wilisen801/
Welesen801/
Wilysen801/
Willisn801/
Wilsien800/
Wilsn7730/
Wlsen770/
Willigen75217/
Bellesen75122/
Villasen7528/
Vellesen7523/
Villåsen7515/
Willisin752/
Willasin752/
Wilschen751/
Billegen751/
Billisen750/
Wileasin750/
Willtgen750/
Bilsen71417/
Vilsen71219/
Wilgen71219/
Bellehsen7158/
Wilsin7143/
Wlezen7141/
Welsen7133/
Wilzen7119/
Wilsem7113/
Villassen717/
Blesen712/
Wylsen712/
Wiljen711/
Wilcen711/
Wilsén711/
Villasenn711/
Wellsn711/
Wiltgen671,537/
Blessen671,086/
Wielzen67388/
Wilchen67343/
Wildgen67296/
Wilshin67157/
Wlezien67147/
Wlsn6780/
Bleisen6741/
Billgen6729/
Wellsén6714/
Øvlesen6714/
Bleesen6713/
Welseen677/
Welshen674/
Vilsent673/
Willsim672/
Wlechen672/
Willgin671/
Wilzien671/
Vielsen671/
Welisen671/
Bleasen670/
Billsin670/
Villsin670/
Wellsin670/
Villgen670/
Wellgen670/

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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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  • 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 Willesen
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