Williad Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Williad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3051:173,57915,177
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Williad (173) may also be a first name.

Williad Last Name Facts

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

Williad has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Williad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. Williad is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Williad live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Williad is also the 694,534th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 173 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 173,579. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 97 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 1 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Williad is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Williad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Williad last name declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiliad9273/
Willad9215/
Williat86109/
Willadt8633/
Willhad869/
Billiad863/
Villiad861/
Willaid860/
Willaud860/
Wilad836/
Billiaud8032/
Williate8012/
Wuillaud804/
Williats802/
Williatt800/
Willat77172/
Billad77123/
Villad7712/
Wilhad779/
Wiliat772/
Willod771/
Wailad771/
Wellad770/
Williatte75206/
Williatts750/
Wlad73274/
Billaud717,269/
Billiat715,017/
Williot71933/
Willats71562/
Willeit71485/
Willatt71443/
Willayt71200/
Villiod71108/
Villaud7197/
Villads7112/
Willait7112/
Willeat719/
Belliad711/
Willgat711/
Villiat711/
Willate711/
Villasd711/
Willagy711/
Billaãd711/
Billiod710/
Welloid710/
Willhoit67555/
Wilat67254/
Willatts67137/
Wuilloud67109/
Williott6723/
Wilod6716/
Villeaud6711/
Willheit679/
Billaudh677/
Villiate675/
Willatte673/
Wlyad672/
Wuilliot672/
Wliat672/
Willoite672/
Wlead672/
Velliadh671/
Billiaut671/
Bliad671/
Bllad671/
Willhate671/
Williote671/
Willeate671/
Vllad671/
Wiliatte671/
Willeydd671/
Willlats671/
Viellaud671/
Vuilliod671/

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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 Williad
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