Willez Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Willez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Wíllèz (1) are calculated separately.

Willez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willez is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Wíllèz. For other possible spellings of Willez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Willez are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Willez is most widely held in France, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France Willez is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 88 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 12 percent live. Other than France this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Willez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willez has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woillez92245/
Waillez9260/
Williez925/
Wuillez924/
Willetz923/
Willoez920/
Willz9133/
Wíllèz891/
Wuilliez8662/
Willes831,547/
Villez83490/
Willse83213/
Willex8311/
Wellez837/
Williz836/
Billez835/
Willze831/
Willyz831/
Wilz801,202/
Wlez801/
Willets771,097/
Willies77798/
Willess77217/
Billetz7779/
Villiez7752/
Veillez7741/
Wellesz7737/
Willitz7729/
Vuillez7724/
Willges7718/
Willice7714/
Willise776/
Wuilles776/
Willeus772/
Whilles772/
Willeys772/
Willetx771/
Villecz771/
Willisz771/
Willeas771/
Willeis770/
Welletz770/
Willeax770/
Wills7369,354/
Wiles7327,341/
Wilce731,323/
Wilse7388/
Wilsz7388/
Wellz7340/
Wilze7318/
Wilje7316/
Villz7310/
Wuilz738/
Billz734/
Wiliz732/
Wlles732/
Willx731/
Welez731/
Weilz730/
Willetts718,239/
Williets7168/
Willesch7127/
Williche715/
Willeich712/
Willie's711/
Vuilliez711/
Willis67230,465/
Welles673,435/
Wailes672,113/
Whiles671,199/
Billes67797/
Willix67453/
Villes67235/
Willys67224/
Bellez67185/
Vellez67174/
Weills6777/
Wilisz6751/
Villec6750/
Wilshe6725/
Welesz6712/
Wilsøe6711/
Billiz679/
Wlz676/
Wiless675/
Villej674/
Wilise673/
Waills673/
Weiles673/
Willch673/
Willss673/
Villse673/
Whills672/
Wellse672/
Wilees672/
Welliz672/
Villex671/
Wilice671/
Wiells671/
Willic671/
Villje671/
Vailez671/
Wyleiz671/
Wylles671/
Wilese671/
Wilhes671/
Willeatts671/
Wellce671/
Wileys670/
Billex670/
Wuiles670/

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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 Willez
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