Wiilliam Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Wiilliam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wiilliam (263) may also be a first name.
Wiilliam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiilliam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiilliam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wiilliam.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiilliam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wiilliam is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wiilliam reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wiilliam is also the 548,616th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 263 people.
The last name Wiilliam is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 61 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 22 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Wiilliam
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