Willam Surname
Approximately 2,280 people bear this surname
Willam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,173 | 1:151,017 | 9,579 |
| Germany | 261 | 1:308,450 | 31,327 |
| Austria | 227 | 1:37,513 | 6,059 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| Liberia | 60 | 1:73,476 | 6,204 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Pakistan | 47 | 1:3,800,934 | 27,883 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
Willam (12,197) may also be a first name.
Willam Demographics
Average Male Willam Height
177.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Willam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willam (Bengali: উইলিয়াম, Hindi: विलियम, Oriya: ଉଲିୟାମ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Willam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 185,837th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,196,292 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Willam live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Willam is also the 53,547th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12,197 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,173 people, or 1 in 151,017. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 30 percent are found, Cross River, where 11 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Austria, where 10 percent are found.
Willam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Willam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 148 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Willam surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Willam surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.
Willam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,225 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Willam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Willam in the Bengali language | ||
| উইলিয়াম | u'iliyama | - |
| Willam in the Hindi language | ||
| विलियम | viliyama | - |
| Willam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଲିୟାମ | uliyama | 50 |
| ଉଇଲିୟମ | u'iliyama | 50 |
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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 Willam
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