The Wils surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 200 people carried this name — #86,657 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 1,120 people named Wils live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

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Where they live today

Antwerp 815

Limburg 147

Flemish Brabant 78

East Flanders 41

West Flanders 24

Brussels-Capital 10

Hainaut 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 210 people named Wils.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Nord.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 5

Nord 126

Pas-de-Calais 47

Paris 12

Meuse 3

Dordogne 2

Maine-et-Loire 2

Oise 2

Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

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