Wilten Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Wiltén (11) are calculated separately.

Wilten (46) may also be a first name.

Wilten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilten is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Wiltén. Click here for other potential spellings of Wilten.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wilten live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 46 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands Wilten is most common in: Gelderland, where 44 percent are found, North Brabant, where 21 percent are found and Limburg, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Wilten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilten are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the party.

Wilten earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiltén9411/
Willten921/
Whilten920/
Wiltn910/
Wilthien8683/
Welten832,011/
Bilten8341/
Vilten8324/
Wälten8313/
Wiltin8310/
Wltn802/
Wiltink77674/
Whelten773/
Viltoen772/
Viltien771/
Wiltgin770/
Whiltin770/
Wiltingh7128/
Billteen717/
Woeltoen713/
Velten677,640/
Weltin67712/
Belten67449/
Bülten67183/
Bölten6769/
Weltem6727/
Biltin671/
Bälten671/
Viltin671/

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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 Wilten
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