Wily Surname

430,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Wily Surname Definition:

From Wily, a parish co. Wilts. Wiley, Wilye, Wyllie, Wyleigh are found as surnames.

Wily Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2801:65,5432,561
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

Wily (8,503) may also be a first name.

Wily Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wily, a parish co. Wilts. Wiley, Wilye, Wyllie, Wyleigh are found as surnames.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wily Last Name Facts

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

Wily (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻠﻲ) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wily? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 430,251st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. Wily is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wily are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wily is also the 68,322nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,503 people.

It is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 65,543. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 71 percent reside, Centre Region, where 15 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Wily Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wily has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wily surname fell 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wily Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wily surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

Wily earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,345 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiley8970,363/
Weily89145/
Waily8962/
Wilay8920/
Wiely8913/
Wiliy894/
Wiloy893/
Wilhy892/
Woily891/
Whily890/
Wailay804,695/
Whiley802,887/
Wailly80393/
Weiley80250/
Wailey80132/
Wihley8019/
Wuilay8019/
Whilly8016/
Wailyd8012/
Whilya807/
Wieley806/
Weilly803/
Hwilya802/
Wilooy802/
Wiliey802/
Wuilly802/
Whilay801/
Weilyd801/
Wuiley801/
Hwaily801/
Wailuy801/
Wuisly801/
Whaily800/
Woiley800/
Wileys800/
Weilay800/
Whiliy800/
Wheily800/
Wile754,501/
Wila753,238/
Wili752,807/
Wyly75906/
Wely75574/
Vily75230/
Wilj751/
Wilhoyt7370/
Wheitly7346/
Whilley7339/
Wuillay7318/
Waailay736/
Waillay734/
Whitlay733/
Wailaya732/
Whailey731/
Whitlly731/
Whieley731/
Weitley731/
Wicilly731/
D'Wiley731/
Witleys731/
Witilly731/
Wuisley731/
Weilley730/
Wihtley730/
Welay674,570/
Wilai673,714/
Waila672,790/
Bilay671,858/
Wiele671,416/
Vilay671,124/
Waili671,080/
While671,039/
Biley67914/
Biloy67757/
Weile67676/
Waile67545/
Wyley67503/
Wilie67422/
Violy67359/
Wilia67293/
Weili67232/
Weley67215/
Uilay67155/
Viley67135/
Woili6756/
Woile6756/
Wilee6747/
Woila6745/
Wiela6743/
Weila6734/
Viliy6730/
Wijle6727/
Wehly6726/
Wieli6725/
Weløy6722/
Wuili6718/
Wuila6717/
Wilje6716/
Wihla6714/
Weloy6713/
Wilaj6712/
Wileh6712/
Biluy6711/
Whyly679/
Wilih678/
Huily678/
Wessilly677/
Vaily676/
Wilhe673/
Wuile673/
Veily672/
Uiley672/
Wilui672/
Whely672/
Wileu672/
Welyi672/
Viloy672/
Hwila672/
Wyliy671/
Wihle671/
Wilei671/
Wilhoytt671/
Whitelly671/
Whithley671/
Weuly671/
Vhily671/
Wiloa671/
Wuluy671/
Wajly671/
Wayly671/
Weilé671/
Wilytsch671/
Wilej671/
Wiloi671/
Wilii671/
Hwili671/
Weliy671/
Wijla671/
Whili670/
Wuley670/
Wilea670/
Wylay670/
Whittlay670/
Wheitley670/
Weyly670/
Wheittly670/
Wilhi670/
Wyhly670/

Wily Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wily in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﻠﻲwyly-

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Wily Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Wily
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