Wilshen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wilshen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilshen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wilshen (30) may also be a first name.

Wilshen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilshen occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilshen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wilshen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles. Wilshen is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 30 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 60 percent reside, Somerset, where 27 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilschen931/
Wilsen92276/
Wilchen86343/
Wilshin86157/
Willsen8683/
Wielsen8610/
Wilsean866/
Welshen864/
Weilsen863/
Wilssen862/
Wilsien860/
Bilshen860/
Wilsn8330/
Wlsen830/
Welschen80807/
Willesen80212/
Willåsen806/
Whilshin801/
Willsein801/
Bilsen77417/
Wilgen77219/
Vilsen77219/
Wilsin7743/
Welsen7733/
Wilzen7719/
Wilsem7713/
Wylsen772/
Wiljen771/
Wilcen771/
Wilsén771/
Willsn770/
Wilsne770/
Willschem752/
Willeseen752/
Willlsent751/
Wlsn7380/
Wiltgen711,537/
Welchen71450/
Wielzen71388/
Wildgen71296/
Villsen7164/
Billsen7116/
Welsien719/
Welseen717/
Wilsoin714/
Wilhjem713/
Vilsent713/
Vilshin713/
Wilcene712/
Willgen712/
Willsin712/
Vielsen711/
Welesen711/
Wilchem711/
Wilzien711/
Wllesen711/
Belshen711/
Willesheim711/
Bleshen710/
Welsean710/
Wilzene710/
Wilsine710/
Villesen67274/
Wellesen6799/
Uelschen6769/
Vilshina6726/
Villåsen6715/
Wilssing671/
Welsn671/
Vilsn671/
Vilseint671/
Vilseant671/
Wildgene671/
Billesen671/
Wlsin671/
Wildjean671/
Willsine670/
Willsoin670/
Willtgen670/

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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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  • 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 Wilshen
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