Williamis Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Williamis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williamis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Williamis (157) may also be a first name.

Williamis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Williamis occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Williamis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Williamis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Williamis live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 732,696th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 157 people.

The surname Williamis is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Williamis is primarily found in: Pernambuco, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Williamis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Williamis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Williamis surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Williamis
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