Williamse Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Williamse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williamse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Williamsé (2) & Williamsè (1) are calculated separately.

Williamse Last Name Facts

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

Williamse is found most frequently in South Africa. It may occur as a variant: Williamsé or Williamsè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Williamse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Williamse is the 3,323,005th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Williamse live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 83 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Williamse Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Williamse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.16% less than the national average, earning R 68,532 per year and in United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,854 USD per year.

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Williamse Reference & Research

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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 Williamse
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