Willigers Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Willigers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willigers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1501:112,58117,977
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Willigers Last Name Facts

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

Willigers is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willigers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willigers is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Willigers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Willigers reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 112,581. In The Netherlands Willigers is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 33 percent live, North Brabant, where 23 percent live and Utrecht, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willegers89104/
Villegers782/
Villagers781/
Wlegers751/
Vliegers7114/
Bliggers711/
Villegars671/
Vleugers591/
Blezers5013/

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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 Willigers
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