Wilsch Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wilsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4331:185,92521,647
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Austria511:166,96921,809
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Swaziland41:324,550996
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wilsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilsch is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,022nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname Wilsch is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Wilsch are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 185,925. In Germany Wilsch is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Wilsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilsch surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilsch Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wilsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.15% more than the national average, earning R 299,784 per year and in United States they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning $26,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willsch92575/
Wielsch92353/
Wilch91606/
Wilsh911/
Welsch8316,833/
Wilshe8325/
Willch833/
Vilsch831/
Wils803,946/
Wilschová803/
Wilschova801/
Wlsh801/
Wlch800/
Welsche7752/
Wellsch7722/
Waelsch7719/
Welschh771/
Welch73175,920/
Welsh7382,193/
Wills7369,354/
Wilce731,323/
Wiels73478/
Wilse7388/
Wilsz7388/
Vilch7316/
Wilss7313/
Vilsh732/
Wuils732/
Vwils731/
Wylch731/
Uilch730/
Wlche730/
Wilhs730/
Wilchowa716/
Vilche674,912/
Willes671,547/
Willse67213/
Velsch67198/
Völsch67102/
Belsch6799/
Bölsch6736/
Welshe6732/
Wiehls6713/
Welschová6712/
Wilsøe6711/
Wellch677/
Wellsh677/
Welchh675/
Billsh674/
Willss673/
Weslch673/
Wls673/
Welcht672/
Welsjh671/
Weelch671/
Uilche671/
Wiells671/
Weslsh671/
Vilcht671/
Welssh670/

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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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  • 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 Wilsch
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