Willias Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Willias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Tanzania3191:165,96114,708
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England91:6,190,895170,599
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Willias (990) may also be a first name.

Willias Last Name Facts

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

Willias is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Willias.

How Common Is The Last Name Willias? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willias is the 378,680th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Willias are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Willias is also the 255,903rd most common forename internationally, held by 990 people.

Willias is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Beside Malawi this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Willias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willias last name expanded 141 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willias are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Willias earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.2% less than the national average, earning $31,845 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williass935/
Williats932/
Williaas931/
Whillias931/
Williaus930/
Wilias92129/
Willas92116/
Williatts880/
Willats86562/
Billias86462/
Whillas86332/
Villias86116/
Williax8611/
Willois869/
Willios862/
Willgas861/
Willays861/
Wiliasz861/
Willase861/
Weillas861/
Wisllas861/
Willeas861/
Willyas861/
Uillias861/
Willaus860/
Williaz860/
Willeis860/
Wilas83252/
Willatts80137/
Willhaus80126/
Willasch8021/
Whuillas806/
Willgash802/
Villiase801/
Villlias801/
Willlats801/
Williace800/
Villas7719,135/
Billas77518/
Willax7764/
Wellas7748/
Willos7710/
Wilase775/
Welias772/
Wilash772/
Willaz771/
Whilas771/
Wíllas771/
Willaj771/
Willós771/
Wailas770/
Willausch756/
Willeatts751/
Wlas7373/
Billois71546/
Willach71335/
Villois71281/
Villais71143/
Villase71129/
Villios71113/
Bellias71106/
Willace7144/
Viellas7139/
Willgos7127/
Billios7125/
Wilhaus7125/
Villgas7124/
Vellias7120/
Wayllas7114/
Villads7112/
Viollas7111/
Villeas7110/
Villays719/
Villlas714/
Villash713/
Villaus713/
Willeus712/
Willeys712/
Huillas712/
Willots711/
Billash711/
Billeas711/
Villaas711/
Villeis711/
Villyas711/
Villass711/
Villasd711/
Wailass711/
Billass711/
Wilaise711/
Whileis710/
Willous710/
Wellats710/
Wilhahs710/
Whileas710/
Willeax710/
Welas671,511/
Blias67166/
Willgoss67145/
Willgohs67141/
Billasch6765/
Wlash6729/
Willgoos6717/
Wilos677/
Wylas675/
Wlass675/
Willhost674/
Bllas673/
Vllas672/
Willeich672/
Billiuos671/
Wilaz671/
Villaais671/
Villeats671/
Villasse671/
Wayllase671/
Willgosh671/
Wlaas671/
Wuhillac671/
Willotts670/
Willouts670/
Willhous670/
Wilhause670/
Willoots670/
Wilhauss670/

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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 Willias
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