Wilmhurst Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wilmhurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilmhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996

Wilmhurst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilmhurst is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmhurst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Wilmhurst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wilmhurst live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Wilmhurst is most common in: Hampshire, where 24 percent live, Suffolk, where 24 percent live and East Sussex, where 24 percent live. Besides England Wilmhurst is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Wilmhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilmhurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wilmhurst surname decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Welmhurst890/
Wilmhirst890/
Willmarst787/
Belmeurs591/
William Rosado521/

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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
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  • 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 Wilmhurst
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