Willisch Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Willisch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2401:34,2205,006
Germany851:947,12366,306
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Austria281:304,12334,120
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Willisch Last Name Facts

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

Willisch is found most in Switzerland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willisch? popularity and diffusion

Willisch is the 675,256th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Willisch live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 34,220. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Valais, where 87 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 6 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 3 percent live. Apart from Switzerland this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.

Willisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willisch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willisch surname grew 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willisch Last Name Statistics demography

Willisch earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willitsch9441/
Willich93998/
Willish9310/
Wellisch88691/
Wällisch8840/
Willesch8827/
Williche885/
Wöllisch884/
Willeich882/
Willis86230,465/
Willischová845/
Waellisch824/
Wellishch821/
Willies80798/
Williss80323/
Billish8061/
Wellish8055/
Willice8014/
Villich8013/
Willois809/
Willlis808/
Willise806/
Wellich804/
Willisz801/
Willeis800/
Vwillis800/
Wuillis800/
Wllis7733/
Bellisch7511/
D'Willis751/
Wellesch751/
Willie's751/
Willes711,547/
Villis711,055/
Billis71910/
Willix71453/
Willys71224/
Blisch71158/
Wellis71120/
Wyllis7199/
Uillis7138/
Williz716/
Bellaisch716/
Willisová713/
Villic711/
Willisova711/
Wlitch710/
Bleisch67910/
Billois67546/
Villois67281/
Willess67217/
Bellish67175/
Villais67143/
Villios67113/
Villies6737/
Villuis6726/
Blaisch6723/
Viollis6722/
Wellech6721/
Willges6718/
Wellisz6714/
Wellise6712/
Wuilles676/
Wlis676/
Williez675/
Vellich674/
Billesh673/
Willeys672/
Willeus672/
Villist672/
Wellist672/
Vlitsch671/
Villeis671/
Wellice671/
Willays671/
Willeas671/
Wlic671/
Huillis671/
Welleic670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willisch
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