Illiams Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Illiams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illiams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1091:1,625,16360,488
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Illiams (65) may also be a first name.

Illiams Last Name Facts

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

Illiams is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Illiams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Illiams is the 1,391,595th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Illiams are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 65 people.

The last name Illiams is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 51 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 19 percent are found and Kogi, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Illiams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Illiams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Illiams surname grew 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Illiams Last Name Statistics demography

Illiams earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.62% less than the national average, earning $29,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilliams93350/
Eilliams9316/
Ailliams935/
Uilliams933/
Iolliams931/
Hilliams930/
Illams921/
Iliams920/
Gailliams880/
Gillams8624/
Giliams8620/
Uiliams862/
Illians861/
Hillams860/
Ilams834/
Gillians80305/
Jillians8092/
Uillyams809/
Gillioms803/
Gillhams801/
Oillians801/
Hillians800/
Ellams771,054/
Islams7718/
Ilians7715/
Ilhams775/
Eliams771/
Gilams770/
Hellams71580/
Uilyams71109/
Illions7163/
Gillans7118/
Gilhams7113/
Heliams718/
Gilians715/
Elllams713/
Islamsh712/
Uillans711/
Elleams711/
Huliams711/
Islamss711/
Illanse711/
Ellians710/
Gillions67227/
Jillions6757/
Elams6739/
Iloms6717/
Hellamns6714/
Ilems679/
Ulams671/
Ilans670/
Gillansh670/
Gilleans670/
Hillgans670/

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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
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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 Illiams
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