Willner Surname

79,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Willner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6021:30,9404,078
United States2,3961:151,27715,542
Sweden2561:38,4643,080
Austria1821:46,7887,470
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Poland1121:339,36438,722
England791:705,29239,851
Finland521:105,70610,637
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Australia421:642,75544,739
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Israel121:713,13647,700
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Willner (76) may also be a first name.

Willner Last Name Facts

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

Willner occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,855th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,193,506 people. Willner is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Willner reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 76 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,602 people, or 1 in 30,940. In Germany Willner is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Willner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willner surname are 3.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.29% registered with the party.

The amount Willner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 281.02% more than the national average, earning R 905,448 per year; in United States they earn 25.04% more than the national average, earning $53,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning $47,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willnerd9389/
Weillner931/
Willnear930/
Wilner923,794/
Wllner9211/
Willnerth8814/
Wuillener881/
Wellner864,584/
Wüllner861,856/
Wöllner861,604/
Billner86201/
Villner8653/
Wihlner8636/
Wilhner8625/
Weilner8622/
Wilnier8618/
Wållner867/
Wøllner867/
Wyllner866/
Wilgner863/
Wilnger862/
Wuilner861/
Woilner861/
Wällner861/
Willnerová828/
Willinnger821/
Woellner80698/
Wuellner80692/
Waellner803/
Weullner801/
Whellner801/
Wellnerr801/
Wilgneir801/
Wellnner800/
Welner77535/
Vilner77503/
Wølner7798/
Bilner7777/
Wülner777/
Wölner772/
Wlener771/
Wilnerová751/
Wllingner750/
Bellner71184/
Vellner71168/
Böllner7196/
Uellner7181/
Völlner7173/
Vilnere7124/
Wellnerová7122/
Villnerová7112/
Wöllnerová7111/
Woelner716/
Wuelner716/
Welnert713/
Wylgner712/
Welgner712/
Wöhlner711/
Vilgner711/
Wylnner711/
Whelner710/
Welnier710/
Voellner6769/
Vilneard672/
Huellner671/
Vellnear670/

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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 Willner
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