Wil Surname
Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname
Wil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,312 | 1:22,480 | 2,058 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Taiwan | 55 | 1:426,268 | 3,270 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Wil (29,911) may also be a first name.
Wil Demographics
Average Male Wil Height
177.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wil (Oriya: ୱିଲ) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wil? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wil is the 233,904th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Wil live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wil is also the 27,954th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 29,911 people.
The surname Wil is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,312 people, or 1 in 22,480. In Malaysia Wil is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 64 percent are found, Selangor, where 9 percent are found and Terengganu, where 7 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will | 86 | 62,475 | / |
| Weil | 86 | 25,407 | / |
| Wail | 86 | 4,816 | / |
| Wile | 86 | 4,501 | / |
| Wiel | 86 | 1,380 | / |
| Wihl | 86 | 241 | / |
| Wilh | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wuil | 86 | 6 | / |
| Whil | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wisl | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hwil | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wwil | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woil | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wl | 80 | 439 | / |
| Wille | 75 | 28,832 | / |
| Weill | 75 | 3,390 | / |
| Wiehl | 75 | 1,150 | / |
| While | 75 | 1,039 | / |
| Weile | 75 | 676 | / |
| Waile | 75 | 545 | / |
| Weihl | 75 | 477 | / |
| Weijl | 75 | 134 | / |
| Waill | 75 | 82 | / |
| Wiell | 75 | 66 | / |
| Woile | 75 | 56 | / |
| Wijle | 75 | 27 | / |
| Hwail | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wildh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wheil | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wuill | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whill | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wilhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuile | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wisll | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wiltd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waail | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wihle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilzs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weilh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whail | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bil | 67 | 19,226 | / |
| Vil | 67 | 11,503 | / |
| Wel | 67 | 2,606 | / |
| Willle | 67 | 1,261 | / |
| Uil | 67 | 408 | / |
| Waille | 67 | 251 | / |
| Wuille | 67 | 241 | / |
| Wll | 67 | 148 | / |
| Hwl | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wlh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wle | 67 | 38 | / |
| Weille | 67 | 37 | / |
| Whille | 67 | 24 | / |
| Woille | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wyl | 67 | 19 | / |
| Whaile | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wjl | 67 | 12 | / |
| Whl | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wwl | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wld | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vwl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willdt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weileh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wél | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Wilt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whijle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weihle | 67 | 0 | / |
Wil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wil in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱିଲ | wila | - |
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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 Wil
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