Gwilym Forename

135,927th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,865 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Gwilym Forename Definition:

A Welsh form of William.

Gwilym Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales
100%
1,9881:1,556322
England
100%
6541:85,0203,373
United States
100%
781:4,647,91059,493
Canada-301:1,104,44621,208
Australia-221:620,8019,053
South Africa
100%
211:2,596,79370,323
Scotland
100%
161:334,3984,869
New Zealand-151:302,40310,381
Belgium-61:1,915,00718,066
Germany
100%
41:24,169,46959,466
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
France-31:22,156,78046,973
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333

Gwilym (478) may also be a surname.

Gwilym Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Welsh form of William.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Gwilym Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwylym8314/
Gwilim8311/
Gwelym832/
Guilym831/
Gwlm802/
Gwilhem779/
Ngwilem772/
Ngweilem711/
Ghweilim711/
Guilem6780/
Gwylim6721/
Guelym674/
Kwilim673/
Gwylem672/
Gwelem671/
Guilim671/
Kwilem671/
Gwelim671/
Guilhem623,556/
Guilhèm6213/
Kweilim6210/
Guilaim622/
Guihlem622/
Gwelime621/
Ngvilem621/
Guelem5095/
Kuilim5012/
Quilim504/
Kwelem502/
Gbelem501/

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