Willims Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Willims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
Liberia561:78,7246,600
Australia381:710,41347,396
England211:2,653,24194,788
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Willims (194) may also be a first name.

Willims Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willims is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willims? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 518,137th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Willims live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 651,944th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 194 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 1,337,487. In The United States Willims is primarily found in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent live and Liberia, where 9 percent live.

Willims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willims last name grew 154 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willims Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Willims surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Willims earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning $32,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $40,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willaims932,214/
Williems93263/
Williums9341/
Willimse9320/
Willisms9316/
Willihms931/
Wilims9211/
Williaims8826/
Willems8660,803/
Willins86490/
Willums8649/
Wilimse861/
Wilaims861/
Wilhims861/
Willemse8030,002/
Willemsz80134/
Willeams8011/
Williens809/
Wilheims805/
Waillems804/
Willlems803/
Wiliaims803/
Willijns803/
Whillems803/
Welliems802/
Willgins801/
Willhins801/
Wellimse801/
Willhems801/
Willymms801/
Willehms800/
Wilems77121/
Willns776/
Wllems772/
Wllins771/
Willlemse751/
Willionss750/
Willens711,119/
Billins71364/
Wellins71337/
Wellems71227/
Villems71168/
Wilhems7161/
Wyllins7135/
Wüllems7128/
Wilemse7117/
Whilems7111/
Villins716/
Villums714/
Willemz712/
Wilemsz711/
Bellims710/
Vellims710/
Willemze6799/
Willense6711/
Wellemse6710/
Welleams678/
Blims673/
Wiellens673/
Wilns672/
Villions671/
Wlems671/
Willince671/
Wuellems671/
Wellions671/
Villiens671/
Willeens671/
Wellemsz671/
Whellems671/
Wilemsse671/
Wilhlemz671/
Wihlemse671/
Wjllemse671/
Wilhemse671/
Villinse670/
Willenns670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willims
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