Willms Surname

41,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,9151:10,1711,277
United States2,0401:177,67617,802
Canada1,4571:25,2893,401
Brazil6641:322,40112,415
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
Paraguay641:113,0742,545
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
France351:1,897,792163,564
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Austria181:473,08046,251
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Willms (53) may also be a first name.

Willms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willms is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willms? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,110th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 572,920 people. Willms occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Willms are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 53 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,915 people, or 1 in 10,171. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live and Bremen, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Willms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willms surname expanded 2,957 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willms surname are 22.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willms earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning 314,567 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.42% more than the national average, earning R 407,352 per year; in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $51,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuillms921/
Willhms921/
Wilms9118,086/
Waillems864/
Wielms8328/
Wellms8327/
Wilmms836/
Villms835/
Wilhms835/
Wilmss835/
Weilms831/
Wihlms831/
Wilmse831/
Wilmsh831/
Whilms830/
Wilmsch7711/
Vilms73414/
Welms7379/
Wölms7325/
Bilms7319/
Uilms731/
Wlems731/
Wilmz730/
Wjllemse711/
Woelms6737/
Whelms673/
Vilmss671/
Vielms671/
Vlems55148/
Velms5524/
Vylms556/
Belms555/
Welmz552/
Wlemz551/
Uilmz551/

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Footnotes

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