Wilske Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wilske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wilske (12) may also be a first name.

Wilske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilske occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilske? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 580,291st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Wilske are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wilske is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 12 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 23 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wilske exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.

Wilske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilske surname expanded 982 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilske surname are 29.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.74% registered with the party.

Wilske earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $38,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilsker92186/
Wilskey9219/
Wilsket9215/
Wilskie9214/
Wilscke921/
Wilshke921/
Willske921/
Wilsk915/
Wilschke86131/
Willskey865/
Wilski83642/
Wilska83233/
Bilske83173/
Wilsky83153/
Welske8343/
Vilske8317/
Wilzke831/
Willesker802/
Willschke802/
Bilskey7767/
Wilskid7720/
Willsky7718/
Weleske7716/
Wielski7716/
Wielsky7712/
Welsker777/
Wilesky775/
Wielska775/
Wileski772/
Welskes772/
Wilscki771/
Wilskiy771/
Whilsky771/
Wiolski771/
Welskey770/
Wilskip770/
Welsk7316/
Vilsk731/
Welschke7144/
Willeski713/
Wilschky712/
Wilschki711/
Willskit711/
Wilchkey710/
Bilsky67996/
Vilsky67213/
Bleske67208/
Bilský67159/
Vilska67122/
Belske6791/
Völske6762/
Welski6758/
Velske6734/
Vilski6730/
Wilzki6729/
Välske6714/
Bölske6710/
Willskytt677/
Welsky676/
Welska673/
Welleskey671/
Wilsca670/
Wlezke670/

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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
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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 Wilske
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