Wilms Surname
Approximately 18,086 people bear this surname
Wilms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,299 | 1:6,546 | 801 |
| Netherlands | 2,041 | 1:8,274 | 1,024 |
| Belgium | 1,464 | 1:7,853 | 1,087 |
| United States | 1,130 | 1:320,760 | 29,246 |
| Denmark | 256 | 1:22,050 | 2,239 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| Australia | 119 | 1:226,855 | 21,510 |
| Brazil | 83 | 1:2,579,209 | 77,959 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
Wilms (38) may also be a first name.
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Wilms Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilms Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wilms (Arabic: ويلمز) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wilms.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilms? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wilms is the 29,617th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 402,939 people. The surname Wilms is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Wilms reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wilms is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 38 people.
The surname Wilms is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 12,299 people, or 1 in 6,546. In Germany Wilms is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live. Aside from Germany Wilms exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.
Wilms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wilms has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wilms Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wilms are 17.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.88% being registered with the party.
The amount Wilms earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning R 244,332 per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $50,371 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willms | 91 | 12,720 | / |
| Wielms | 91 | 28 | / |
| Wilmms | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wilmss | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wilhms | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wilmsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weilms | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wihlms | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wilmse | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whilms | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wilmsch | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wuillms | 83 | 1 | / |
| Willhms | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vilms | 80 | 414 | / |
| Welms | 80 | 79 | / |
| Wölms | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bilms | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wlems | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uilms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilmz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waillems | 77 | 4 | / |
| Woelms | 73 | 37 | / |
| Wellms | 73 | 27 | / |
| Villms | 73 | 5 | / |
| Whelms | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vilmss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vielms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wjllemse | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vlems | 60 | 148 | / |
| Velms | 60 | 24 | / |
| Vylms | 60 | 6 | / |
| Belms | 60 | 5 | / |
| Welmz | 60 | 2 | / |
| Wlemz | 60 | 1 | / |
| Uilmz | 60 | 1 | / |
Wilms Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wilms in the Arabic language | ||
| ويلمز | wylmz | - |
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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
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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 Wilms
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