Willams Surname
Approximately 8,689 people bear this surname
Willams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,998 | 1:44,308 | 3,457 |
| United States | 3,261 | 1:111,150 | 12,085 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Liberia | 197 | 1:22,378 | 2,199 |
| Australia | 193 | 1:139,874 | 15,066 |
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Brazil | 78 | 1:2,744,543 | 81,769 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 59 | 1:26,583 | 1,512 |
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 278 | 1:180,643 | 16,096 |
Willams (11,059) may also be a first name.
Willams Demographics
Willams Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Willams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Willams (Hindi: विलियम्स) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Willams.
How Common Is The Last Name Willams? popularity and diffusion
The surname Willams is the 58,232nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 838,709 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Willams live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Willams is also the 57,260th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 11,059 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,998 people, or 1 in 44,308. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Imo, where 17 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.
Willams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Willams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Willams surname rose 1,173 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Willams Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Willams surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Willams surname are 6.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Willams earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $38,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $46,522 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Willams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Willams in the Hindi language | ||
| विलियम्स | viliyamsa | 50 |
| विलयमस | vilayamasa | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willams
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