Williams-James Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Williams-James Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Williams & James.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williams-James Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
England21:27,859,030389,889
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Williams-James Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Williams-James Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Williams-James is held by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Williams-James? popularity and diffusion

Williams-James is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Williams-James is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Williams-James live; 53 percent live in Caribbean and 53 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most frequently occurring in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 104,921. In Trinidad and Tobago Williams-James is primarily found in: Arima Borough Corporation, where 23 percent are found, Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, where 23 percent are found and San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, where 15 percent are found. Other than Trinidad and Tobago this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Jamaica, where 8 percent are found.

Williams-James Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williams-James has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Williams-James surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Williams-James Last Name Statistics demography

Williams-James earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williams James932/

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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
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  • 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 Williams-James
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