Wilsoni Surname

320,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wilsoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilsoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1571:45,7585,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wilsoni (593) may also be a first name.

Wilsoni Last Name Facts

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

Wilsoni is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wilsoni.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsoni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 320,709th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,255,404 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wilsoni reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 343,462nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 593 people.

The surname Wilsoni is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,157 people, or 1 in 45,758. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 18 percent reside, Singida Region, where 14 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Wilsoni Last Name Statistics demography

Wilsoni earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willsoni9311/
Wilsonni931/
Wilsonii931/
Wilsonai931/
Vilsoni86205/
Wilsone8624/
Wilsona8616/
Wilsonj8612/
Wilsonh8610/
Wilsony863/
Willsone8044/
Wilsonne805/
Willsona803/
Willsoona751/
Vilsone71139/
Bilzoni7116/
Vilsani713/
Wilshahani711/
Wilcani711/
Welsani711/
Wilsonhead711/
Bilsone711/
Welshone670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wilsoni
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