Wilser Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wilser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
France591:1,125,809120,603
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Wilser (1,282) may also be a first name.

Wilser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilser is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilser? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilser is the 1,079,669th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wilser live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 220,154th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,282 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 21 percent are found and California, where 20 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and France, where 26 percent are found.

Wilser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilser surname rose 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wilser surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilser surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% being registered with the party.

Wilser earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.51% more than the national average, earning $64,082 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilsher922,116/
Wilsser9213/
Willser920/
Wlser911/
Willsher862,005/
Wilshere86405/
Wilscher86196/
Wilshier8668/
Wilshear8610/
Wilseard861/
Whilsher861/
Willeser860/
Welser831,752/
Wilger83608/
Wülser83359/
Vilser83237/
Wilzer83200/
Wilcer8336/
Wiljer8316/
Wilßer833/
Wleser831/
Wilsir831/
Wlseer831/
Bilser831/
Willscher8054/
Willshere8053/
Willsheer8023/
Wielscher8019/
Wilschere8016/
Willshear8014/
Willshier806/
Willesher801/
Willesser800/
Wileshere800/
Wilschger800/
Wilcher775,290/
Wiltjer77807/
Welsher77438/
Willger77267/
Wailzer77156/
Wuelser7714/
Welserd772/
Wildjer772/
Wilceer771/
Welsser771/
Wiltger771/
Willjer771/
Wilshir771/
Welsere771/
Wellser771/
Bilsher771/
Wailcer771/
Wildger771/
Weilzer770/
Vilsehr770/
Willzer770/
Willschier750/
Wlzer731/
Blser731/
Wilshire712,301/
Welscher711,111/
Willcher7138/
Wölscher7118/
Wälscher7116/
Wilchert714/
Wilscherová713/
Wellsher712/
Wilchere711/
Wilcheir711/
Willgerd711/
Wilsaire711/
Villeser711/
Wylshere711/
Wilttjer711/
Willshir710/
Bilger675,983/
Belser673,143/
Bleser671,635/
Willshire67854/
Welzer67338/
Bilzer67280/
Velser67180/
Wölger67151/
Welcer67147/
Welger6768/
Welserová6744/
Wellshear6737/
Bilcer6730/
Völser6726/
Wälzer6725/
Vilger6719/
Vilšer6718/
Blsser675/
Welxer673/
Whilshire673/
Vilcer671/
Bilxer671/
Wilsshire671/
Wälger671/
Welsir670/

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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
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  • 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 Wilser
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