Willshere Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Willshere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willshere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Willshere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willshere has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willshere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Willshere live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 34 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 19 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 15 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Willshere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willshere has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Willshere last name rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Willshere
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