Willliam Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Willliam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Willliam (682) may also be a first name.
Willliam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willliam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willliam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Willliam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Willliam is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Willliam reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Willliam is also the 316,970th most common first name world-wide It is held by 682 people.
The surname Willliam is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 41 percent reside, Rivers, where 29 percent reside and Adamawa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Willliam occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Willliam
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