Wils Surname

116,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,7631:6,521831
France6651:99,88414,644
Netherlands6401:26,3864,295
Germany2961:271,97828,798
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Denmark1561:36,1843,772
India211:36,526,923420,161
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Greenland71:8,054710
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Wils (418) may also be a first name.

Wils Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wils occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wils? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wils is the 116,772nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,846,819 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wils are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 420,385th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 418 people.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,763 people, or 1 in 6,521. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 4 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Belgium Wils occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Wils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wils last name grew 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wils Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wils surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wills8969,354/
Wiles8927,341/
Wiels89478/
Wails89112/
Wilse8988/
Wilsz8988/
Weils8979/
Wilss8913/
Wuils892/
Wilsh891/
Whils891/
Vwils891/
Wilhs890/
Woils890/
Wls863/
Wailes802,113/
Willes801,547/
Whiles801,199/
Wilsch80626/
Willse80213/
Weills8077/
Wilshe8025/
Wiehls8013/
Wilsøe8011/
Wiless805/
Waills803/
Weiles803/
Willss803/
Whills802/
Weilss801/
Whails801/
Wiells801/
Wilese801/
Wuiles800/
Wailsh800/
Weihls800/
Wels752,849/
Wilz751,202/
Bils75678/
Vils75474/
Wöls75243/
Wilß7536/
Wyls7525/
Wlsd755/
Wlsz754/
Wles752/
Wlsp752/
Wilx751/
Uils751/
Wlls751/
Wlsh751/
Wwls751/
Wlhs751/
Wlse751/
Wlss751/
Willsch73575/
Wielsch73353/
Willess73217/
Wailess73175/
Wheiles7334/
Wuilles736/
Whilles732/
Whuiles731/
Wailsse731/
Whiless730/
Whailes730/
Whilese730/
Wells67315,346/
Welsh6782,193/
Bills6717,759/
Wyles673,181/
Wilce671,323/
Wilch67606/
Weels67478/
Weals67109/
Weyls6782/
Waels6774/
Welss6766/
Welsz6757/
Weles6756/
Woels6738/
Willz6733/
Vills6723/
Vijls6719/
Wilze6718/
Wilje6716/
Viels6715/
Welse6712/
Welhs6712/
Vilse6710/
Bilss679/
Viols679/
Wuilz678/
Wälås678/
Bijls676/
Bihls673/
Uills672/
Willsová672/
Wylls672/
Vilsh672/
Huils672/
Weëls672/
Wlles672/
Wylsz671/
Welsp671/
Willx671/
Welsø671/
Wülst671/
Wéles671/
Wölls671/
Wylse670/
Wayls670/
Whles670/
Whoiless670/
Whels670/
Hwlse670/
Weilz670/
Wehls670/
Vilss670/

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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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