Wilmis Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Wilmis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilmis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wilmis (43) may also be a first name.

Wilmis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilmis is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wilmis is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Wilmis reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wilmis is also the 1,545,828th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 43 people.

The last name Wilmis is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willmis923/
Wielmis921/
Wilmish920/
Wilmes837,189/
Bilmis8364/
Wilmès833/
Vilmis832/
Welmis830/
Willmes772,185/
Vilmais779/
Bilmish772/
Vilmeis771/
Wilmexs771/
Bilmiss771/
Wilmest770/
Blmis734/
Willmets7137/
Wilmetts711/
Willmesz711/
Bilmiş67792/
Belmis67645/
Bilmes67195/
Vilmes6776/
Willmetts6764/
Bilmiç6748/
Welmes6710/
Vilmiz677/
Vilmisova675/
Wilmez671/

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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 Wilmis
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