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

Wilmes is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Wilmès. For other possible spellings of Wilmes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 69,021^st most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,013,708 people. The surname Wilmes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wilmes live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wilmes is also the 722,635^th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 161 people.

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

Wilmes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wilmes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilmes last name expanded 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% registered with the 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.