Wilnes Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Wilnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Norway101:514,22941,629
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wilnes (297) may also be a first name.

Wilnes Last Name Facts

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

Wilnes is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilnes is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Wilnes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wilnes live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wilnes is also the 511,663rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 297 people.

Wilnes is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nebraska, where 58 percent reside, Missouri, where 17 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 18 percent reside.

Wilnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilnes surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilnes last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilnes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.53% more than the national average, earning 469,055 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $45,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilness9219/
Willnes9211/
Wielnes921/
Wilgnes921/
Willness8644/
Vilnes83162/
Wilnis8338/
Bilnes832/
Wilnex831/
Vilneus77102/
Vilness7718/
Wellnes7710/
Willnäs777/
Vilnets776/
Villnes773/
Vilneas771/
Wilnise771/
Wellness718/
Willingness712/
Wilneace711/
Villness711/
Vilnis67215/
Blænes6748/
Velnes6723/
Belnes672/
Vålnes671/
Welnys671/
Bilnis671/
Vlness671/
Bilnez671/

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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 Wilnes
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