Willsen Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Willsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Willsen (40) may also be a first name.

Willsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willsen is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Willsen are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Willsen is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 40 people.

The surname Willsen is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 75 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Colorado, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Willsen is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Denmark, where 8 percent reside.

Willsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willsen last name declined 61 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willsen last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

Willsen earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.56% more than the national average, earning $59,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willesen93212/
Willåsen936/
Wilsen92276/
Willsn920/
Willeseen882/
Willlsent881/
Willson8634,958/
Villsen8664/
Billsen8616/
Wilshen8615/
Willsan8615/
Wielsen8610/
Weilsen863/
Willsin862/
Wilssen862/
Willgen862/
Wllesen861/
Wilsien860/
Wilsn8330/
Wlsen830/
Villesen80274/
Wellesen8099/
Willeson8049/
Willsone8044/
Willshon8030/
Willsson8019/
Willsion8015/
Villåsen8015/
Willlson802/
Billesen801/
Willsomn801/
Willsond801/
Wilschen801/
Wuillson801/
Willtgen800/
Willsoin800/
Willshausen780/
Wilson771,701,599/
Wilsan77473/
Bilsen77417/
Vilsen77219/
Wilgen77219/
Wilsin7743/
Welsen7733/
Wilzen7719/
Wllson7713/
Wilsem7713/
Wylsen772/
Wellsn771/
Wilsén771/
Wilcen771/
Wiljen771/
Wilsne770/
Wellessen7532/
Whilleson759/
Willschem752/
Wilshasen752/
Willschan750/
Willesson750/
Wilsoseen750/
Willeshousen740/
Wlsn7380/
Billson711,683/
Wiltgen711,537/
Wilsson71463/
Wielzen71388/
Wilchen71343/
Wildgen71296/
Wilshin71157/
Wellson71139/
Wielson7151/
Wuilson7137/
Billgen7129/
Villson7127/
Wilsonn7126/
Wilsone7124/
Wilsoon7121/
Wellsén7114/
Willsom7113/
Wilsion7111/
Weilson7110/
Wilsonh7110/
Whilson719/
Welsien719/
Wwilson718/
Wilsand717/
Wyllson717/
Welseen717/
Uillson715/
Wilsoin714/
Welshen714/
Willxon714/
Vilsent713/
Wileson713/
Woilson713/
Wilsonc712/
Wihlson712/
Willsim712/
Wilshon712/
Billsan711/
Wilscan711/
Wilsomn711/
Wilzien711/
Wijlson711/
Wilhsan711/
Willsam711/
Wailson711/
Hwilson711/
Wlleson711/
Vielsen711/
Welesen711/
Willgin711/
Wilshan711/
Wilsjon711/
Wilhson711/
Wilshausen710/
Billsin710/
Villsin710/
Wilscon710/
Wellsin710/
Wilzhausen710/
Villgen710/
Wellgen710/
Welschen67807/
Bellesen67122/
Wlson67110/
Villezon67108/
Wellsand6773/
Villeson6738/
Vellesen6723/
D'Wilson6718/
Wilhsson6718/
Billeson6717/
Welleson679/
Wihlsson677/
Billsson676/
Huillcen676/
Wilsonne675/
Weilezan675/
Wailesan674/
Wellshan672/
Billezon672/
Wilsoung671/
Wielsahn671/
Whilshin671/
Vilsn671/
Welsn671/
Villesan671/
Villezan671/
Wailezan671/
Wilsonck671/
Wilssing671/
Wlsan671/
Wlsin671/
Wellsion671/
Willjong670/
Billscin670/
Willsham670/
Willcoon670/
Whilsion670/
Wilshank670/
Wellshausen670/

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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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  • 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 Willsen
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