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Where Does The Last Name Wiliams Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wiliams is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiliams? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 108,245^th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,693,990 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Wiliams live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 116,135^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 3,689 people.

The last name Wiliams is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,924 people, or 1 in 188,388. In The United States Wiliams is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Wiliams Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wiliams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiliams last name expanded 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wiliams Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wiliams last name are 7.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Wiliams earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 239.85% more than the national average, earning R 807,624 per year; in United States they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $39,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning $42,077 CAD per year.