Williams-Sterling Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Williams-Sterling Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Williams-Sterling Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Williams-Sterling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Williams-Sterling has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Williams-Sterling click here.

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

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Williams-Sterling live; 92 percent live in Caribbean and 92 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Williams-Sterling is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 239,162. In Jamaica it is primarily found in: Surrey County, where 92 percent live and Cornwall County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Jamaica this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williams Sterling941/
Willemse-Oosterling831/

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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 Williams-Sterling
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