Willgress Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willgress Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willgress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales51:618,90625,852
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027

Willgress Last Name Facts

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

Willgress is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Willgress.

How Common Is The Last Name Willgress? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 906,170th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Willgress reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England Willgress is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 62 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 5 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Willgress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willgress has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Willgress last name increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willgress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willgress are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Willgress earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $42,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilgress9494/
Wellgress891/
Villgres821/
Wilgriss820/
Wilgre801/
Wilgrey751/
Vilgre6765/
Bilgre6710/
Wilgra670/
Bilgrei6328/
Bilgrey6323/
Villgra634/
Welgred631/
Wilgierz5938/
Wielgirz595/
Bilgri5354/
Velgre5335/
Belgre5317/
Bilgry534/
Vilgré534/
Bilgray5056/
Bilgrai5015/

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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 Willgress
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