Willibald Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Willibald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willibald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6311:127,58415,560
Austria1061:80,33412,076
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Willibald (24,195) may also be a first name.

Willibald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willibald is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Willibald.

How Common Is The Last Name Willibald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 435,329th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. Willibald is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Willibald live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 32,816th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 24,195 people.

The last name Willibald is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 127,584. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 83 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Hamburg, where 0 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 13 percent reside and Namibia, where 3 percent reside.

Willibald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willibald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willibald surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilibald9437/
Willebald89104/
Wilibalt821/
Villivald7812/
Willevaldt746/
Villivaldt744/
Wilybold710/
Villevald6710/
Wileboldt671/
Billebault63523/
Villevaldt6310/
Billebeault609/
Vyllevald562/
Bellebault5323/

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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 Willibald
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