Willton Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Willton (248) may also be a first name.

Willton Last Name Facts

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

Willton occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willton is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Willton reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. Willton is also the 566,287th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 248 people.

Willton is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Willton is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 25 percent reside, East Sussex, where 25 percent reside and Greater London, where 25 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Willton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Willton last name rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Willton earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.86% less than the national average, earning $35,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilton9219,198/
Wilgliton881/
Willthong880/
Whilton8684/
Billton8676/
Wellton8654/
Wiltone866/
Wielton862/
Wilthon862/
Wislton861/
Wuilton861/
Willtan861/
Wlton831/
Whellton801/
Willtand800/
Welton7710,137/
Bilton774,941/
Vilton77167/
Uilton7719/
Wiltom7715/
Wiltan776/
Wylton773/
Bllton771/
Wleton770/
Wiglithon751/
Whelton711,589/
Violton7183/
Wealton7160/
Wilthan7114/
Bellton716/
Whylton713/
Viltoen712/
Willtam712/
Weltohn711/
Welhton711/
Weslton711/
Vielton711/
Welltom711/
Welthon711/
Vuilton711/
Weltond711/
Weldton710/
Waelton710/
Wwelton710/
Weltone710/
Whealton67399/
Wheelton67312/
Wildthan675/
Blton672/
Wheltton671/
Wilthuhn670/

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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 Willton
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