Wiiliam Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wiiliam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiiliam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Wiiliam (796) may also be a first name.

Wiiliam Last Name Facts

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

Wiiliam is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiiliam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Wiiliam occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Wiiliam live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wiiliam is also the 290,153rd most numerous first name in the world It is held by 796 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 70 percent reside, Cross River, where 24 percent reside and Adamawa, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Wiiliam Last Name Statistics demography

Wiiliam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning $31,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiilliam9330/
Wiilam921/
Wiillam862/
Wiilian862/
Wjilliam801/
Wielliam801/
Wiilan771/
Uiislam716/
Wielham711/
Wiilion711/
Wiellam710/
Viggilam671/
Wiilland671/
Wijailom671/

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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 Wiiliam
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