Williama Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Williama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
England51:11,143,612252,590
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Williama (167) may also be a first name.

Williama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Williama is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Williama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Williama is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Williama are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 708,111th most widely held forename in the world, held by 167 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States Williama is most frequent in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Alabama, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Williama is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Williama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Williama has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Williama Last Name Statistics demography

Williama earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.93% less than the national average, earning $29,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willliama947/
Williamma941/
Willama934/
Wiliama932/
Williamgai893/
Williamhas891/
Williame88842/
Williamo8817/
Williami885/
Willaima884/
Willioma883/
Williamj882/
Williamy881/
Willamaz881/
Willamea880/
Wilama862/
Williaume82270/
Williamme8263/
Williamee8248/
Williamey8240/
Williamii822/
Villiamma821/
Williamou821/
Williomas821/
Wiliamo806,204/
Willame801,165/
Wilamai8048/
Willamo8041/
Willema8023/
Villama8015/
Willamy809/
Wailama808/
Willoma805/
Willami802/
Billama802/
Wilamay801/
Williammee78152/
Williamott782/
Wuilliaume782/
Willheimas781/
Williamess781/
Wlama771/
Willaume751,345/
Villamea751,093/
Willaime75346/
Villamas75101/
Billamay7521/
Velliama7518/
Willomat7517/
Willamme7510/
Wilyamah759/
Villamaa758/
Villiame755/
Billiami754/
Wuillame753/
Wiliamou752/
Willamot751/
Willamoh751/
Villamaz751/
Belliama751/
Villaama751/
Villamat751/
Billamea751/
Williome750/
Wuillaume71535/
Villamaux71183/
Welama71154/
Wiloma7166/
Wilamo7165/
Villiaume7135/
Wuillamey7125/
Willaisme7122/
Bllama7119/
Willeaume7117/
Willametz7115/
Willhamer7111/
Viellamma714/
Wuillamie712/
Villamaya711/
Billiammi711/
Velliamma711/
Villammah711/
Villasmai711/
Wuillamme711/
Willyamou711/
Willhamys711/
Willamott710/
Willomatt710/
Villame67819/
Billami67588/
Bellama67221/
Villamo67103/
Wellema6775/
Willome6770/
Willemo6734/
Vellama6732/
Villami6715/
Villiaumey6710/
Villamy679/
Willomo676/
Villema676/
Willhammer676/
Billamy672/
Welamma672/
Villamaggi672/
Willheimer671/
Willomi671/
Wellame671/
Uillami671/
Weliamo671/
Wellamo671/
Wailoma671/
Wuillaumez671/
Wuilleaume671/
Wíliamo671/
Uillame671/

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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 Williama
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