Wiliy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wiliy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Wiliy (19) may also be a first name.
Wiliy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiliy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiliy occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiliy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wiliy occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wiliy are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wiliy is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Wiliy is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent reside and Cross River, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Wiliy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wiliy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiliy last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wiliy
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