Willane Surname
Approximately 9,241 people bear this surname
Willane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 9,232 | 1:1,579 | 159 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Willane (281) may also be a first name.
Willane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Willane is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,029th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 788,610 people. The last name Willane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Willane are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 528,876th most common first name on earth, borne by 281 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is held by 9,232 people, or 1 in 1,579. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Kaffrine Region, where 71 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 6 percent are found and Fatick Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Senegal Willane is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
Willane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Willane has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 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 Willane
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