Wilwer Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Wilwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Wilwer (36) may also be a first name.
Wilwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wilwer occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilwer? popularity and diffusion
Wilwer is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wilwer live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.
The surname Wilwer is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 62 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found and Bremen, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 35 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.
Wilwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wilwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilwer last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willwer | 92 | 11 | / |
| Whilwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Willwert | 86 | 133 | / |
| Wilwertt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wölwer | 83 | 370 | / |
| Wilver | 83 | 169 | / |
| Wylwer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Welwert | 77 | 32 | / |
| Willver | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wilbeir | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vilwert | 77 | 2 | / |
| Woelwer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wiluert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welwerz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Willouer | 71 | 22 | / |
| Willwirt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Williuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wllwerth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bilber | 67 | 110 | / |
| Wölber | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vilber | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uelwer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uilber | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biluer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wilwer
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