Mac-Williams Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mac-Williams Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Mac & Williams.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mac-Williams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mac-Williams Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mac-Williams Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mac-Williams is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mac-Williams.

How Common Is The Last Name Mac-Williams? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mac-Williams is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Mac-Williams is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Mac-Williams live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Mac-Williams is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Rivers, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mac-Williams
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