Williaw Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Williaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Williaw (32) may also be a first name.
Williaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Williaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Williaw is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Williaw? popularity and diffusion
Williaw is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Williaw reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Williaw is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia Williaw is mostly found in: Maryland County, where 57 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 36 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Liberia Williaw occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willaws | 86 | 6 | / |
| Willhaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billiaw | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wilaw | 83 | 32 | / |
| Billiauw | 80 | 77 | / |
| Williows | 80 | 2 | / |
| Willow | 77 | 2,260 | / |
| Wiliow | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wilawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wlaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welleiw | 71 | 3 | / |
| Willova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Willowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willhow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whillow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wailawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willeyw | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willhaf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willowe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willgow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wilow | 67 | 31 | / |
| Willhaft | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willhauf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wellahwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willoows | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Williaw
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