Wilshere Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wilshere Surname Definition:

For Wiltshire, q.v.

Wilshere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:373,94726,392
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales191:162,87011,152
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wilshere (19) may also be a first name.

Wilshere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wiltshire, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wilshere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilshere occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wilshere.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilshere? popularity and diffusion

It is the 719,876th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. The surname Wilshere occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Wilshere live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 373,947. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Wilshere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilshere has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 3,367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilshere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilshere surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilshere earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 433.58% more than the national average, earning R 1,267,990 per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,366 CAD per year.

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