Willa Surname
Approximately 2,681 people bear this surname
Willa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,043 | 1:25,914 | 3,154 |
| Switzerland | 121 | 1:67,875 | 8,194 |
| Indonesia | 112 | 1:1,180,796 | 83,720 |
| Poland | 92 | 1:413,139 | 43,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Ivory Coast | 28 | 1:823,973 | 21,823 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Willa (23,098) may also be a first name.
Willa Demographics
Average Willa Salary in
Norway
323,564 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Willa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Willa (Arabic: يللا) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Willa.
How Common Is The Last Name Willa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 162,260th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,718,219 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Willa live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,916th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 23,098 people.
The last name Willa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,043 people, or 1 in 25,914. In Tanzania Willa is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 60 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 12 percent live and Iringa Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Willa is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Willa Last Name Statistics demography
Willa earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning 323,564 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Willa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Willa in the Arabic language | ||
| يللا | ylla | - |
| ليللا | lylla | - |
| ويلا | wyla | - |
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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
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- 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 Willa
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