Wilt Surname

45,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wilt Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Willihard (resolution, brave).

Wilt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7381:33,7554,214
France1651:402,56259,152
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Canada871:423,51337,101
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Austria201:425,77243,235
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0861:24,0742,989

Wilt (323) may also be a first name.

Wilt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Willihard (resolution, brave).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Willet. See Quilt.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wilt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilt (Arabic: ويلت) is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilt is the 45,582nd most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 640,326 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wilt live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wilt is also the 488,148th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 323 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,738 people, or 1 in 33,755. In The United States Wilt is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Wilt occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Wilt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilt last name are 22.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilt earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.01% less than the national average, earning 269,918 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $40,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wildt893,650/
Wilte89145/
Wielt8989/
Willt8947/
Wilth8928/
Whilt8925/
Wiltd892/
Wailt891/
Weilt890/
Wlt8610/
Wieldt8072/
Wailet8055/
Wiltte8020/
Whilte809/
Wilhte807/
Wilthe803/
Wildte802/
Woilet802/
Willdt802/
Wiltsz801/
Willtt801/
Wiltts801/
Weildt801/
Wiltch801/
D'Wilt801/
Weilth801/
Wiltsh801/
Weilte800/
Wild7569,892/
Welt751,814/
Vilt751,030/
Bilt75709/
Wllt756/
Wlts755/
Wlet754/
Uilt752/
Wjlt751/
Whlt751/
Wldt751/
Wlht751/
Wiltsch73289/
Woillet73107/
Weilete7337/
Wiltová7312/
Waillet732/
Wiltova731/
Willhte731/
Willtte731/
Whillte731/
Whildth730/
Vilte6714,034/
Welte676,288/
Weldt67945/
Viltz67387/
Bildt67249/
Waild67226/
Weild67200/
Wield67193/
Whild67141/
Wälte67132/
Wölte67104/
Wilcz6784/
Vildt6777/
Wildtová6741/
Wehlt6741/
Hwlth6739/
Welth6734/
Vilts6725/
Wylet6722/
Wählt6721/
Wältz6720/
Willd6720/
Wildh675/
Wleth675/
Wealt674/
Whlte673/
Viltš672/
Wlete672/
Viltd671/
Wilztsch671/
Wyolt671/
Wjllt671/
Wilgy671/
Weult671/
Willtsch671/
Woilette671/
Uilte671/
Huilt671/
Wlett671/
Wylte671/
Whillhte671/
Wellt671/
Wildtova671/
Viltė671/
Vielt671/
Weltd670/
Woelt670/
Violt670/
Wildd670/

Wilt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilt in the Arabic language
ويلتwylt-
ليلتlylt-

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Wilt Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilt
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