Wils Surname
Approximately 3,946 people bear this surname
Wils Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,763 | 1:6,521 | 831 |
| France | 665 | 1:99,884 | 14,644 |
| Netherlands | 640 | 1:26,386 | 4,295 |
| Germany | 296 | 1:271,978 | 28,798 |
| United States | 251 | 1:1,444,059 | 99,074 |
| Denmark | 156 | 1:36,184 | 3,772 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Wils (418) may also be a first name.
Wils Demographics
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Wils Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wils Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wils is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wils? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 116,772nd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,846,819 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Wils reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wils is also the 420,385th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 418 people.
Wils is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,763 people, or 1 in 6,521. In Belgium Wils is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Belgium Wils exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.
Wils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wils surname expanded 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wils Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wils last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wils earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.66% more than the national average, earning R 621,792 per year; in Colombia they earn 111.51% more than the national average, earning $48,018,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $40,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.3% less than the national average, earning $38,107 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wills | 89 | 69,354 | / |
| Wiles | 89 | 27,341 | / |
| Wiels | 89 | 478 | / |
| Wails | 89 | 112 | / |
| Wilse | 89 | 88 | / |
| Wilsz | 89 | 88 | / |
| Weils | 89 | 79 | / |
| Wilss | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wuils | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wilsh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whils | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vwils | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wilhs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woils | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wls | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wailes | 80 | 2,113 | / |
| Willes | 80 | 1,547 | / |
| Whiles | 80 | 1,199 | / |
| Wilsch | 80 | 626 | / |
| Willse | 80 | 213 | / |
| Weills | 80 | 77 | / |
| Wilshe | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wiehls | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wilsøe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wiless | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waills | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weiles | 80 | 3 | / |
| Willss | 80 | 3 | / |
| Whills | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weilss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whails | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiells | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wilese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuiles | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wailsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weihls | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wels | 75 | 2,849 | / |
| Wilz | 75 | 1,202 | / |
| Bils | 75 | 678 | / |
| Vils | 75 | 474 | / |
| Wöls | 75 | 243 | / |
| Wilß | 75 | 36 | / |
| Wyls | 75 | 25 | / |
| Wlsd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wlsz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wles | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wlsp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wilx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uils | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlls | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwls | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willsch | 73 | 575 | / |
| Wielsch | 73 | 353 | / |
| Willess | 73 | 217 | / |
| Wailess | 73 | 175 | / |
| Wheiles | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wuilles | 73 | 6 | / |
| Whilles | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whuiles | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wailsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whiless | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whailes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whilese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wells | 67 | 315,346 | / |
| Welsh | 67 | 82,193 | / |
| Bills | 67 | 17,759 | / |
| Wyles | 67 | 3,181 | / |
| Wilce | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Wilch | 67 | 606 | / |
| Weels | 67 | 478 | / |
| Weals | 67 | 109 | / |
| Weyls | 67 | 82 | / |
| Waels | 67 | 74 | / |
| Welss | 67 | 66 | / |
| Welsz | 67 | 57 | / |
| Weles | 67 | 56 | / |
| Woels | 67 | 38 | / |
| Willz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vills | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vijls | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wilze | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wilje | 67 | 16 | / |
| Viels | 67 | 15 | / |
| Welse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Welhs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vilse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bilss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Viols | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wuilz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wälås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bijls | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bihls | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uills | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willsová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wylls | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vilsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huils | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weëls | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wlles | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wylsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welsø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wülst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wéles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wölls | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wayls | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whles | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whoiless | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whels | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hwlse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weilz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wehls | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vilss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wils
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