Williham Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Williham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Williham (42) may also be a first name.

Williham Last Name Facts

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

Williham has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Williham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Williham are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 42 people.

The surname Williham is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 50 percent live and Western Highlands, where 50 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Williham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Williham surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiliham931/
Willihan885/
Willyham881/
Willieam881/
Wlliam8661/
Willyam80167/
Wilhiam802/
Weliham801/
Willjam801/
Wileham801/
Wliam771/
Wheliham753/
Billihan752/
Williean751/
Wileaham751/
Welleham751/
Willhyan751/
Willehan750/
Wiljam711/
Wheeliham711/
Blijham67162/
Willyan6772/
Wellyam677/
Wilheom672/
Weiljam672/
Wihljam671/

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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 Williham
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