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

The surname Wiiliam is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wiiliam.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiiliam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Wiiliam are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 290,153rd most frequent given name globally, borne by 796 people.

The last name Wiiliam is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 70 percent are found, Cross River, where 24 percent are found and Adamawa, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Wiiliam
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