Wilsson Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wilsson Surname User-submission:

The Wilsson surname is of Swedish and Norwegian origin. It is a patronymic name meaning 'son of Will'. The name Will is a nickname for the Germanic given name Wilhelm.

Wilsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4001:24,6172,003
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Wilsson (372) may also be a first name.

Wilsson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wilsson surname is of Swedish and Norwegian origin. It is a patronymic name meaning 'son of Will'. The name Will is a nickname for the Germanic given name Wilhelm.

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Wilsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilsson is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 652,085th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wilsson are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 450,135th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 372 people.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 24,617. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 39 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found and Skåne County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Wilsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilsson last name contracted 70 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilsson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wilsson earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 37.22% less than the national average, earning 217,273 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willsson9319/
Wilhsson9318/
Wihlsson937/
Wilson921,701,599/
Willesson880/
Willson8634,958/
Vilsson86158/
Wielson8651/
Wuilson8637/
Wilsonn8626/
Wilsone8624/
Wilsoon8621/
Wilsion8611/
Weilson8610/
Wilsonh8610/
Whilson869/
Wwilson868/
Wilsoin864/
Wileson863/
Woilson863/
Wilsonc862/
Wihlson862/
Wilshon862/
Wilssen862/
Wilsomn861/
Wijlson861/
Wailson861/
Hwilson861/
Wilsjon861/
Wilhson861/
Wilscon860/
Wlson83110/
Willeson8049/
Willsone8044/
Willshon8030/
Wilsusen8022/
D'Wilson8018/
Willsion8015/
Welesson8010/
Vihlsson809/
Billsson806/
Wilsonne805/
Willlson802/
Willsomn801/
Willsond801/
Wilsoung801/
Wilsonck801/
Wuillson801/
Whilsion800/
Willsoin800/
Bilson777,297/
Vilson772,349/
Welson772,024/
Wilsan77473/
Wilsen77276/
Wilsom77238/
Uilson77227/
Wylson7727/
Wilzon7726/
Wllson7713/
Wilsun774/
Wilxon773/
Wlsion771/
Whlson771/
Wílson771/
Wilsén771/
Wilshusen75767/
Wilsonová7519/
Whilleson759/
Wilshasen752/
Wilsonova751/
Wilsoseen750/
Blesson712,388/
Billson711,683/
Vilsone71139/
Wellson71139/
Willsen7183/
Welshon7158/
Weelson7156/
Villson7127/
Willsan7115/
Willsom7113/
Wilsund7111/
Wielsen7110/
Willsun717/
Wilsand717/
Wyllson717/
Uillson715/
Willxon714/
Wilhzon714/
Weilsen713/
Weleson713/
Vielson712/
Whelson712/
Welsion712/
Wilscan711/
Belsson711/
Blssoon711/
Wilhsan711/
Whylson711/
Wlleson711/
Vilsont711/
Welszon711/
Wuelson711/
Wuilsom711/
Wuilzon711/
Wilshan711/
Bilsoon711/
Welsonn711/
Wealson711/
Welsond711/
Wildjon711/
Wilshausen710/
Wilsien710/
Wilschusen710/
Villeson6738/
Willsund6723/
Billeson6717/
Welleson679/
Weulsoon677/
Welshhon676/
Willåsen676/
Wailesan674/
Wheelson673/
Wielsahn671/
Welshsan671/
Wlsan671/
Blson671/
Wellsion671/
Vaelsson671/
Willjong670/
Welshone670/
Willcoon670/
Welshond670/
Wlsen670/
Wilshank670/
Willshausen670/
Welschon670/

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