Willwater Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willwater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willwater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Willwater Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willwater occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willwater? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Willwater occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Willwater live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany Willwater is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 38 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent reside and Saxony, where 20 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Willwater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willwater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willwater surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willwater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willwater surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Willwater earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williater8997/
Willter8819/
Willeter8243/
Williter823/
Wilter80251/
Wellyater784/
Willuatte781/
Wollatyer780/
Wilatri75343/
Willder75318/
Wollter75155/
Wallter7536/
Wiltwer7520/
Wellter7520/
Wailter758/
Wilatra756/
Walater754/
Wiliter751/
Wileter751/
Weilter751/
Wiltter751/
Wilator750/
Wiltyer750/
Wildauer711,033/
Wolleter71140/
Wallader7129/
Wallator7123/
Wolliter7116/
Walleter7115/
Wilityer7111/
Willeder717/
Wilatari715/
Wollyter712/
Wildower712/
Walliter712/
Welliter711/
Wallyter711/
Wohllter710/
Wilterey710/
Wohlater710/
Waleater710/
Bellweather703/
Willyadwera701/
Walter67273,550/
Wolter6747,209/
Wilder6746,061/
Welter6727,236/
Wälter67434/
Wölter6728/
Walltower6719/
Wildar6716/
Wulter6716/
Willadara6715/
Wiltor673/
Willhite-Orr673/
Wildhauer673/
Wiltar671/
Wálter671/
Wollitter671/
Wiltry671/
Wolletter671/
Wildtr671/
Wiltre670/
Walheater670/
Wolheater670/
Wiledr670/
Wohlhater670/
Wohleater670/
Welletter670/
Belwate6332/
Wilbatai591/
Velwati501/
Beluate501/

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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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  • 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 Willwater
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