Willso Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Willso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Willso (10) may also be a first name.

Willso Last Name Facts

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

Willso is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willso is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Willso are found; 79 percent are found in East Asia and 79 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,131,341. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 64 percent live and Taoyuan City, where 36 percent live. Outside of Taiwan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Willso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willso last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willsoa921/
Willsoh920/
Wilso91135/
Willsoit860/
Wellso8325/
Wilsco8323/
Wuilso835/
Wilsou833/
Willsa833/
Wilsso832/
Wilsoy831/
Villso831/
Wilsoh830/
Wilsop830/
Wlso801/
Willsoott800/
Willshott800/
Willsau7760/
Villeso7714/
Willsat772/
Billeso771/
Willcoy771/
Willsia770/
Welso7350/
Wilsa7342/
Bilso734/
Wllco731/
Vilso731/
Wilzo731/
Villesio711/
Willshaz711/
Villessot6775/
Bellso6719/
Bilsoy6717/
Willschau6712/
Bilszo6711/
Wilsah6710/
Bilsoh679/
Wilsha676/
Weleso675/
Billzo672/
Bilsou672/
Bilsoi671/
Welsou671/
Wilsap671/
Wiljos671/
Wellsa671/
Vellso671/
Villjo671/
Wealso671/
Welsso671/
Wilcho671/
Billeshou671/
Wilschott671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Willso
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