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 Wil Salary in
England
£26,607
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wil (Oriya: ୱିଲ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wil? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 233,904th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Wil are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wil is also the 27,954th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 29,911 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,312 people, or 1 in 22,480. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 64 percent live, Selangor, where 9 percent live and Terengganu, where 7 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.
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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