Wilmes Surname

69,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wilmes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4001:23,6783,140
United States2,7791:130,42813,747
Luxembourg3181:1,826196
France2651:250,65238,735
Belgium1791:64,22710,317
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Croatia71:604,08640,820
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Wilmès (3) are calculated separately.

Wilmes (161) may also be a first name.

Wilmes Last Name Facts

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

Wilmes is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Wilmès. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmes? popularity and diffusion

Wilmes is the 69,021st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,013,708 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wilmes reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 722,635th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 161 people.

The last name Wilmes is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 3,400 people, or 1 in 23,678. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside.

Wilmes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilmes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilmes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilmes are 26.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wilmes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,465 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilmès943/
Willmes922,185/
Wilmexs921/
Wilmest920/
Willmets8637/
Wilmetts861/
Willmesz861/
Bilmes83195/
Vilmes8376/
Welmes8310/
Wilmis837/
Wilmez831/
Willmetts8064/
Vilmeus77904/
Vielmes773/
Willmis773/
Vilmeis771/
Wilmech771/
Wielmis771/
Whelmes771/
Wilmish770/
Blmes731/
Bilmez679,326/
Belmes671,441/
Bilmeç67110/
Bilmis6764/
Wlmeez677/
Bylmes676/
Vilmis672/
Velmes672/
Vilmesova671/
Welmis670/
Weylemess670/

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Wilmes Reference & Research

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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 Wilmes
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