Wilsenach Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wilsenach Surname Definition:

Place name in Germany.

Wilsenach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5441:99,59112,088
Guernsey221:2,929767
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wilsenach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wilsenach Last Name Facts

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

Wilsenach is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wilsenach.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsenach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 538,129th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wilsenach reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Wilsenach is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 99,591. In South Africa Wilsenach is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent live and North West, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa Wilsenach is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Guernsey, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Wilsenach Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wilsenach earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.99% more than the national average, earning R 282,756 per year and in United States they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning $24,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Wilsenach
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis