Wilson-May Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wilson-May Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Wilson & May.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilson-May Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wilson-May Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wilson-May Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wilson-May has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wilson-May.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilson-May? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wilson-May occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wilson-May live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wilson-May is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 33 percent live and North Carolina, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wilson-May
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