Willianms Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Willianms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willianms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Willianms (19) may also be a first name.

Willianms Last Name Facts

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

Willianms occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Willianms.

How Common Is The Last Name Willianms? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Willianms are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Willianms is mostly found in: Georgia, where 15 percent reside, Kentucky, where 15 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Willianms exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.

Willianms Last Name Statistics demography

Willianms earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.13% less than the national average, earning $15,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williamms8920/
Willinams891/
Willainms891/
Willamms821/
Willnams820/
Wliamms751/
Walnamse591/
Blonms531/
Weleneamose501/

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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 Willianms
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