Wilsen Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wilsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Australia421:642,75544,739
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6411:78,3448,287

The alternate forms: Wilsén (1) are calculated separately.

Wilsen (627) may also be a first name.

Wilsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilsen (Oriya: ଉଲେସନ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Wilsén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 948,111th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wilsen reside; 26 percent reside in North America and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wilsen is also the 332,667th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 627 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 18 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Wilsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilsen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wilsen surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilsen surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Wilsen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,798 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilsén941/
Willsen9283/
Wilshen9215/
Wielsen9210/
Weilsen923/
Wilssen922/
Wilsien920/
Wilsn9130/
Wlsen910/
Willesen86212/
Willåsen866/
Wilschen861/
Wilson831,701,599/
Wilsan83473/
Bilsen83417/
Vilsen83219/
Wilgen83219/
Wilsin8343/
Welsen8333/
Wilzen8319/
Wilsem8313/
Wylsen832/
Wilcen831/
Wiljen831/
Willsn830/
Wilsne830/
Wlsn8080/
Willeseen802/
Wilshasen802/
Willlsent801/
Wilsoseen800/
Willson7734,958/
Wiltgen771,537/
Wilsson77463/
Wielzen77388/
Wilchen77343/
Wildgen77296/
Wilshin77157/
Villsen7764/
Wielson7751/
Wuilson7737/
Wilsonn7726/
Wilsone7724/
Wilsoon7721/
Billsen7716/
Willsan7715/
Wilsion7711/
Weilson7710/
Wilsonh7710/
Whilson779/
Welsien779/
Wwilson778/
Wilsand777/
Welseen777/
Wilsoin774/
Welshen774/
Vilsent773/
Wileson773/
Woilson773/
Wilsonc772/
Willsin772/
Wihlson772/
Wilshon772/
Willgen772/
Wilscan771/
Wllesen771/
Wilsomn771/
Wilzien771/
Wijlson771/
Wilhsan771/
Wailson771/
Hwilson771/
Vielsen771/
Welesen771/
Wilshan771/
Wilsjon771/
Wilhson771/
Wilscon770/
Wilshausen750/
Wilzhausen750/
Wlson73110/
Vilsn731/
Welsn731/
Wlsan731/
Wlsin731/
Welschen71807/
Villesen71274/
Wellesen7199/
Willeson7149/
Willsone7144/
Willshon7130/
Willsson7119/
D'Wilson7118/
Wilhsson7118/
Willsion7115/
Villåsen7115/
Wihlsson717/
Wilsonne715/
Weilezan715/
Wailesan714/
Willlson712/
Billesen711/
Willsomn711/
Willsond711/
Wilsoung711/
Wielsahn711/
Whilshin711/
Wailezan711/
Wilsonck711/
Wilssing711/
Wuillson711/
Willtgen710/
Whilsion710/
Wilshank710/
Willsoin710/
Willshausen710/
Bilgen6711,980/
Bilson677,297/
Vilson672,349/
Welson672,024/
Vilsan671,563/
Bilsin67420/
Welzen67366/
Bilsan67239/
Wilsom67238/
Uilson67227/
Bilcen67166/
Velsen67159/
Belsen67106/
Wilzén6766/
Vilgen6760/
Wlezen6741/
Wellessen6732/
Welgen6728/
Völsen6728/
Wylson6727/
Wilzon6726/
Wilsonová6719/
Wiljén6715/
Wilzin6714/
Bilzen6713/
Wllson6713/
Uilsan6712/
Wilsam6712/
Wilzan6711/
Vilsin6710/
Whilleson679/
Welsin677/
Vlsent673/
Wilxon673/
Wiljan673/
Willschem672/
Blesen672/
Wilzem672/
Blssen671/
Wlsion671/
Wellsn671/
Whlson671/
Wílson671/
Welsan671/
Welsem671/
Weilezane671/
Wilsonova671/
Bilsyn671/
Willschan670/
Willesson670/
Willeshousen670/

Wilsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilsen in the Oriya language
ଉଲେସନulesana-

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Wilsen Reference & Research

Wilson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Wilsons of East Ohio FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Wilson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Wilsons of East Ohio FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wilsen
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