Willicks Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Willicks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Willicks Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835
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Willicks Demographics

Willicks Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Willicks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willicks occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willicks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Willicks live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Willicks is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent live, Hamburg, where 3 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent live and Lesotho, where 13 percent live.

Willicks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Willicks earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.38% less than the national average, earning R 58,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willick's941/
Whillicks940/
Williks935/
Willics931/
Wellicks8813/
Willichs886/
Billicks880/
Wiliks863/
Willigs8081/
Wuilligs754/
Willix71453/
Welics715/
Billigs6711/
Billicx672/
Williex671/
Weileks670/
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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 Willicks
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