Wilmsen Surname

159,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wilmsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilmsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1221:71,7529,104
Brazil5521:387,81614,804
Netherlands4391:38,4676,507
Belgium3261:35,2665,744
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Austria131:655,03358,041
France131:5,109,440259,941
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wilmsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilmsen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 159,693rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,667,477 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wilmsen reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wilmsen is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,122 people, or 1 in 71,752. In Germany Wilmsen is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.

Wilmsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilmsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilmsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilmsen surname are 19.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.85% registered with the party.

The amount Wilmsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.61% less than the national average, earning R 24,696 per year and in United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willmsen93110/
Wilmssen9374/
Wilmsien934/
Wilhmsen932/
Wilmschen88168/
Vilmsen8614/
Wilmsem868/
Wilmson861/
Welmsen861/
Wülmsen861/
Willmschen82119/
Willmson801/
Wilmsson801/
Willmsem801/
Wellmschen710/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilmsen
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