Williah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Liberia

Williah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Williah (25) may also be a first name.

Williah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Williah is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Williah? popularity and diffusion

Williah is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Williah are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Williah is also the 2,136,160th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 25 people.

The surname Williah is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada Williah is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Apart from Canada Williah is found in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williea862/
Wllia831/
Willya7714/
Wlijah771/
Williô771/
Wlia737/
Welleah7119/
Velliah7115/
Villiha711/
Willieo711/
Wleah6780/
Billaiya6749/
Billihou6711/
Wliho671/
Wliha671/
Villieau671/
Villaiya671/
Villagia671/
Billihay671/

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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 Williah
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