Wilner Surname

120,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wilner Surname User-submission:

The surname Wilner is a habitational surname. It denotes a person who came from Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania. Wilna is a German name for Vilnius.

Wilner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2081:164,15716,682
Israel6171:13,8702,110
Poland2421:157,06122,216
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Haiti711:150,4786,401
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
England361:1,547,72466,012
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
France151:4,428,181244,602
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Wilner (28,900) may also be a first name.

Wilner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Wilner is a habitational surname. It denotes a person who came from Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania. Wilna is a German name for Vilnius.

- haffman97

Wilner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilner occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 120,798th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,920,808 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Wilner reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wilner is also the 28,713th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 28,900 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,208 people, or 1 in 164,157. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Wilner is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.

Wilner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilner last name rose 1,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilner last name are 4.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.12% registered with the party.

The amount Wilner earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $52,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.07% more than the national average, earning $77,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willner926,106/
Wihlner9236/
Wilhner9225/
Weilner9222/
Wilnier9218/
Wilgner923/
Wilnger922/
Wuilner921/
Woilner921/
Willnerd8689/
Wilgneir861/
Weillner861/
Willnear860/
Welner83535/
Vilner83503/
Wølner8398/
Bilner8377/
Wllner8311/
Wülner837/
Wölner832/
Wlener831/
Willnerth8014/
Wuillener801/
Wilnerová801/
Wellner774,584/
Wüllner771,856/
Wöllner771,604/
Billner77201/
Villner7753/
Vilnere7724/
Wållner777/
Wøllner777/
Wyllner776/
Wuelner776/
Woelner776/
Welnert773/
Wylgner772/
Welgner772/
Wällner771/
Wöhlner771/
Vilgner771/
Wylnner771/
Whelner770/
Welnier770/
Willnerová758/
Willinnger751/
Woellner71698/
Wuellner71692/
Waellner713/
Vilneard712/
Whellner711/
Weullner711/
Wellnerr711/
Wellnner710/
Velner67662/
Uelner6789/
Belner6785/
Vylner6753/
Vilnerová6717/
Völner6710/
Vilnerova672/
Bylner671/
Bölner671/
Welnerová671/
Wllingner670/

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