Wilming Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilming Surname User-submission:

The name "Wilming" comes from the Netherland's "Wilmink", which has its origins in the XVII century meaning "Wilhelm van de Mink", translated "William from the mill".

Wilming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6801:118,39014,537
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wilming (42) may also be a first name.

Wilming Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name "Wilming" comes from the Netherland's "Wilmink", which has its origins in the XVII century meaning "Wilhelm van de Mink", translated "William from the mill".

- anonymous submission

Wilming Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilming occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wilming.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilming? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 406,613th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wilming reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 42 people.

The last name Wilming is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 118,390. In Germany Wilming is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Wilming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilming has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilming last name grew 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilming Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilming surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Wilming earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.06% more than the national average, earning $58,277 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willming93288/
Wilmink861,852/
Vilming8651/
Welming867/
Wilminx864/
Bilming861/
Wleming860/
Willmeng8054/
Wellming801/
Vleming71118/
Vålming7122/
Welmink7115/
Bløming712/
Wilmimk711/
Wilminková711/
Vlemings6757/
Vlemingh6721/
Bellming672/
Vlemmings63375/
Vlemingkx631/
Vleminx57192/
Vlemincx53183/
Vlemminx5393/
Vleminck5383/
Vlemincq532/
Vleminckx501,858/
Vlemincks503/

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