Wilto Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wilto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wilto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wilto (271) may also be a first name.

Wilto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilto occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilto? popularity and diffusion

Wilto is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wilto is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wilto live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 540,009th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 271 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Margibi County, where 33 percent live, Nimba County, where 33 percent live and Sinoe County, where 33 percent live. Barring Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Jamaica, where 14 percent live.

Wilto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiltho912/
Wiltoh911/
Wlto891/
Wiltosz8339/
Bilto80445/
Wilta8057/
Welto8017/
Vilto8010/
Wiltosch7722/
Biltoo7375/
Biltou7337/
Wletou739/
Biltto733/
Vielto732/
Willta732/
Billto731/
Wiltha730/
Wlta671/
Welltoh671/
Viltosh670/
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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 Wilto
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