Wilshier Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wilshier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilshier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia271:999,84158,390
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wilshier Last Name Facts

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

Wilshier is most common in New Zealand. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilshier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Wilshier are found; 87 percent are found in Australasia and 87 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 141,510. In New Zealand Wilshier is primarily found in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 50 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 40 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Wilshier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilshier has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wilshier last name expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willshier946/
Wilshiere943/
Wilsher932,116/
Wilshir931/
Willschier890/
Wilshire882,301/
Willsher882,005/
Wilshere88405/
Wilscher88196/
Wilshear8810/
Wilchier881/
Willshir880/
Wilser86229/
Wilsir861/
Willshire82854/
Willscher8254/
Willshere8253/
Willsheer8223/
Wielscher8219/
Wilschere8216/
Willshear8214/
Willesher821/
Wilsshire821/
Wilschger820/
Wilcher805,290/
Welsher80438/
Wilsser8013/
Bilsher801/
Willser800/
Wlser771/
Welscher751,111/
Willcher7538/
Wölscher7518/
Wälscher7516/
Wilchert754/
Wilchair752/
Wellsher752/
Wilchire751/
Wilchere751/
Wilcheir751/
Wilseard751/
Wylshere751/
Wilsaire751/
Welshire751/
Willeser750/
Wellshir750/
Welesier750/
Wilscherová743/
Welser711,752/
Wilger71608/
Wülser71359/
Vilser71237/
Wilzer71200/
Wellshear7137/
Wilcer7136/
Wiljer7116/
Wilßer713/
Wlseer711/
Wleser711/
Bilser711/
Welsir710/
Willesser710/
Wellshire710/
Welcher672,784/
Wiltjer67807/
Belsher67588/
Willger67267/
Vilcher6771/
Velsher6764/
Wölcher6749/
Wuelser6714/
Welserd672/
Wildjer672/
Wylcher671/
Wildger671/
Wellser671/
Welsere671/
Welshjr671/
Welsser671/
Velsier671/
Vilsoir671/
Wilcair671/
Willjer671/
Wiltger671/
Wilceer671/
Blsheer671/
Belshir670/
Vilsehr670/
Willzer670/

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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 Wilshier
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