Willima Surname

252,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Willima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9831:16,1241,808
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Willima (412) may also be a first name.

Willima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willima has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willima is the 252,790th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,656,579 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Willima are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Willima is also the 423,803rd most widely held given name worldwide, held by 412 people.

It is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 983 people, or 1 in 16,124. In Zambia Willima is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 74 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Central Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Zambia it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Willima Last Name Statistics demography

Willima earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

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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 Willima
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