Willis Forename
17,566th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 53,152 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands
Willis Forename Definition:
Originally and, for the most part, still a surname. The Will- is probably that of William and the name may represent Will’s (son): cf. Wilson, q. v.
Willis Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 37,760 | 1:9,601 | 1,053 |
| Kenya | 100% | 6,622 | 1:6,993 | 996 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,588 | 1:134,909 | 6,804 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,399 | 1:23,684 | 2,039 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 716 | 1:42,181 | 2,662 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 514 | 1:30,007 | 3,015 |
| Zambia | - | 496 | 1:31,965 | 2,354 |
| Indonesia | - | 375 | 1:687,903 | 47,379 |
| Ghana | 100% | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 327 | 1:31,900 | 2,533 |
| Uganda | 99% | 324 | 1:126,410 | 5,240 |
| England | 94% | 301 | 1:184,727 | 5,599 |
| Colombia | 100% | 279 | 1:171,251 | 4,339 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 163 | 1:8,352 | 1,289 |
| South Africa | 92% | 152 | 1:358,767 | 19,140 |
| Australia | - | 151 | 1:90,448 | 3,395 |
| Jamaica | - | 135 | 1:21,357 | 1,716 |
| Bahamas | - | 133 | 1:3,003 | 588 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 123 | 1:600,224 | 20,154 |
| India | 52% | 109 | 1:11,145,669 | 322,875 |
| China | - | 92 | 1:14,848,432 | 60,009 |
| Philippines | 100% | 74 | 1:1,432,560 | 35,043 |
| Papua New Guinea | 89% | 66 | 1:123,520 | 10,981 |
| Hong Kong | - | 65 | 1:119,273 | 2,914 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 62 | 1:491,128 | 21,602 |
| Barbados | - | 39 | 1:7,430 | 922 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 38 | 1:568,697 | 17,762 |
| Liberia | 100% | 36 | 1:122,557 | 4,984 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 35 | 1:5,073,267 | 74,131 |
| Scotland | 57% | 34 | 1:157,364 | 3,071 |
| Peru | 97% | 33 | 1:963,377 | 13,103 |
| Sweden | 89% | 33 | 1:298,724 | 9,079 |
| Panama | 100% | 31 | 1:126,018 | 5,723 |
| Singapore | - | 31 | 1:202,808 | 8,522 |
| Honduras | 100% | 28 | 1:314,910 | 5,903 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 27 | 1:1,157 | 268 |
| Chile | 59% | 26 | 1:677,200 | 7,237 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 23 | 1:207,302 | 4,707 |
| New Zealand | - | 22 | 1:206,184 | 7,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 78% | 21 | 1:1,098,854 | 31,525 |
| Mexico | 92% | 21 | 1:5,911,639 | 22,154 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 20 | 1:171,382 | 3,429 |
| Benin | 100% | 17 | 1:622,108 | 18,975 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 83% | 16 | 1:6,974 | 1,095 |
| Argentina | 64% | 15 | 1:2,851,550 | 9,163 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 14 | 1:429,881 | 7,902 |
| El Salvador | - | 13 | 1:487,830 | 4,461 |
| Belize | 100% | 12 | 1:29,526 | 2,824 |
| Ecuador | - | 12 | 1:1,477,243 | 9,675 |
| Germany | 100% | 12 | 1:8,056,490 | 29,150 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 11 | 1:9,977 | 1,310 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9 | 1:1,878,009 | 24,529 |
| France | 100% | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Tanzania | 67% | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Thailand | 100% | 5 | 1:14,013,163 | 173,193 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Italy | 99% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Saint Lucia | 75% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Ireland | 91% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 2 | 1:17,354 | 1,059 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Israel | 86% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Willis (230,465) may also be a surname.
Willis Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Originally and, for the most part, still a surname. The Will- is probably that of William and the name may represent Will’s (son): cf. Wilson, q. v.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Willis Forename Popularity
Willis Demographics
Average Willis Salary in
United States
$38,518 USD
Per year
Rank:
273,471 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0103664
Rank: 1,017 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
88.49%
Sample size: 22,186 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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