Willians Surname

184,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Willians Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willians Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4161:425,82422,047
Brazil3331:642,86623,807
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Cuba2421:47,6151,986
Venezuela2391:126,3774,187
Liberia1551:28,4422,752
Ecuador1171:135,9476,859
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Honduras991:89,0551,606
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Paraguay491:147,6893,066
England381:1,466,26563,675
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Panama111:355,6607,645
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:114,13311,279

Willians (31,124) may also be a first name.

Willians Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willians is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willians? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willians is the 184,960th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,179,558 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Willians are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 18 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,130th most numerous first name globally, held by 31,124 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 425,824. In Nigeria Willians is most frequent in: Rivers, where 14 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Willians Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willians has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willians surname fell 38 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willians Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Willians last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Willians last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willians earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning $20,748,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.66% less than the national average, earning $32,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.24% less than the national average, earning $34,163 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Willians
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