Williasom Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Williasom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williasom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Williasom Last Name Facts

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

Williasom is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Williasom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Williasom is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Williasom live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Williasom is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent reside and Rivers, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Williasom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williasom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Williasom last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williason8935/
Willyasom891/
Willason8246/
Willadson78101/
Willasson787/
Williasan784/
Welliason780/
Villason71550/
Villasam714/
Billason712/
Villacom711/
Villazom711/
Willassen67315/
Willodson6721/
Villasson679/
Villiazon673/
Villiasan673/
Wlason672/
Wellausem671/
Villlason671/
Villaisam671/

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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 Williasom
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