Wilst Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wilst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France721:922,538106,020
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wilst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilst is found most in France. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Wilst is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wilst live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 922,538. In France Wilst is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 90 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 4 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent reside. Other than France this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Wilst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilste914/
Wilest912/
Welst8023/
Wülst801/
Welsts730/
Welest730/
Wlsd675/
Wlct671/
Vlst671/
Blest60570/
Velst6018/
Blsth601/
Bilxt600/
Belst600/
Welcht552/
Welcth551/
Vilcht551/
Bellest5094/
Velshte501/
Welchht501/

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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 Wilst
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