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

The surname Willton is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willton? popularity and diffusion

Willton is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Willton are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. Willton is also the 566,287th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 248 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Willton is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 25 percent live, East Sussex, where 25 percent live and Greater London, where 25 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Willton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Willton last name expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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