William-West Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
William-West Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
William-West Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name William-West Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name William-West is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name William-West? popularity and diffusion
The last name William-West is the 1,612,213th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of William-West are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria William-West is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 88 percent are found, Yobe, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Mali, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamwest | 96 | 9 | / |
| Wiliam-West | 96 | 2 | / |
| Wiilliam-West | 96 | 1 | / |
| William West | 92 | 64 | / |
| William West I | 85 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Etu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Wat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Watt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Williams-Wade | 80 | 2 | / |
| Williams-Dawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Whit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Williamstie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Williams-White | 77 | 56 | / |
| Williams-Whyte | 77 | 8 | / |
| Williams-Wyatt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Woitt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Dewey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Williamsd | 76 | 13 | / |
| Williamswhit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Williamswade | 75 | 1 | / |
| Williams t O | 75 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Teh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Hewitt | 74 | 5 | / |
| Williams-Whitta | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wilmest | 74 | 0 | / |
| Williams-Wood | 72 | 11 | / |
| Williams-Eddy | 72 | 2 | / |
| William-Osodi | 72 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Atty | 72 | 1 | / |
| Wiliams-Hewitt | 69 | 4 | / |
| Williams-Hyatt | 69 | 2 | / |
| Williams Waite | 69 | 2 | / |
| Williams White | 69 | 2 | / |
| Williams-Hoyte | 69 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Eadie | 69 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Day | 67 | 5 | / |
| Williams Hewitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| William Said | 67 | 1 | / |
| Williamsotey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Williams-Ottway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 William-West
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