Willhelm Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Willhelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willhelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6391:567,22846,595
Germany941:856,44161,781
France481:1,383,807136,859
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:90,6479,336

Willhelm (526) may also be a first name.

Willhelm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willhelm is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willhelm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willhelm is the 413,383rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Willhelm reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Willhelm is also the 367,904th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 526 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 639 people, or 1 in 567,228. In The United States Willhelm is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 24 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Willhelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willhelm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willhelm surname rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willhelm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willhelm last name are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willhelm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning $56,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willhelme9425/
Willhellm941/
Whillhelm940/
Wilhelm93100,007/
Willelm9344/
Willhalm88221/
Wilhelme88147/
Whilhelm8817/
Wilhelmm888/
Wilhellm885/
Wilhelhm883/
Billhelm883/
Wilheilm883/
Weilhelm883/
Villhelm883/
Willhilm881/
Willielm881/
Willehlm881/
Wuilhelm881/
Wihlhelm881/
Wilhhelm881/
Wellhelm880/
Willholm880/
Wilhlm869/
Wlhelm864/
Wilelm864/
Vilhelm80552/
Welhelm8016/
Wilhlme8012/
Wilehlm803/
Wilaelm803/
Whilelm802/
Uilhelm801/
Wilelhm801/
Wilhilm801/
Villielm7573/
Wellholm756/
Willialm752/
Welhelme751/
Whelhelm750/
Voilhelm750/
Wheelhelm710/
Vylhelm67127/
Velhelm672/
Viglielm6353/
Belhlm574/
Belelm571/

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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
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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 Willhelm
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