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

The last name Wilms (Arabic: ويلمز) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wilms click here.

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

This surname is the 29,617^th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 402,939 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wilms live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wilms is also the 1,662,754^th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 12,299 people, or 1 in 6,546. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Wilms Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wilms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilms 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 those bearing the Wilms last name are 17.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.88% being registered to vote for 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.