Willruth Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willruth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willruth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Willruth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willruth occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Willruth.

How Common Is The Last Name Willruth? popularity and diffusion

Willruth is the 1,795,579th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Willruth live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hamburg, where 34 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.

Willruth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willruth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willruth surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willruth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willruth surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Willruth earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willroth88118/
Willrout880/
Willroudt824/
Willrot800/
Willrodt75390/
Willroot753/
Wilhrout751/
Wilrodt675/
Wellrot673/
Villrot670/
Wilrod571/
Bellrud533/
Wejlerud506/

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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
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  • 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 Willruth
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