Wilso Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Wilso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England81:6,964,757184,742
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wilso (648) may also be a first name.

Wilso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilso occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilso is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname Wilso is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wilso live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 326,442nd most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 648 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Wilso is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Alabama, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Wilso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilso surname expanded 1,440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilso last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Wilso earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.56% less than the national average, earning $31,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilsco9123/
Willso9114/
Wuilso915/
Wilsou913/
Wilsso912/
Wilsoy911/
Wilsoh910/
Wilsop910/
Wlso891/
Willsoa831/
Willsoh830/
Welso8050/
Wilsa8042/
Bilso804/
Vilso801/
Wilzo801/
Willsoit770/
Wellso7325/
Bilsoy7317/
Bilszo7311/
Wilsah7310/
Bilsoh739/
Wilsha736/
Weleso735/
Willsa733/
Bilsou732/
Wealso731/
Bilsoi731/
Welsou731/
Wilcho731/
Welsso731/
Villso731/
Wiljos731/
Wilsap731/
Wilschott711/
Willsoott710/
Willshott710/
Willsau6760/
Wilzoch6755/
Villeso6714/
Wlessou673/
Wlzo672/
Willsat672/
Vlso672/
Wilshah671/
Blso671/
Wilchas671/
Wilscha671/
Wlxo671/
Billeso671/
Willcoy671/
Willsia670/
Wilsheu670/

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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 Wilso
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