Willaeys Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Willaeys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willaeys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium411:280,40633,354
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Willaeys Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Willaeys Come From? nationality or country of origin

Willaeys occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willaeys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Willaeys is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Willaeys reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 280,406. In Belgium Willaeys is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 21 percent are found.

Willaeys Last Name Statistics demography

Willaeys earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $45,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willaey93259/
Villaeys88118/
Willae862/
Wilaes861/
Villaes8014/
Williae803/
Willeus802/
Billaes801/
Villae71157/
Willoe7124/
Wiloes711/
Billaeh6718/
Villahe6715/
Villasayas674/
Billoes672/
Willoex671/
Villeus671/
Welleus671/
Willhoe670/
Willoez670/

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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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  • 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 Willaeys
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