Willow Surname

187,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Willow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1941:303,56727,933
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Israel1491:57,4347,375
Australia1331:202,97519,846
England1311:425,32928,711
Canada831:443,92338,562
China201:68,366,0783,721
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Willow (4,630) may also be a first name.

Willow Last Name Facts

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

Willow (Arabic: يللو) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willow? popularity and diffusion

Willow is the 187,199th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,224,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Willow reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Willow is also the 100,790th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 4,630 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,194 people, or 1 in 303,567. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Willow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willow surname increased 853 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Willow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Willow are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.11% less than the national average, earning R 87,660 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $49,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willowa921/
Willhow921/
Whillow921/
Willowe920/
Willgow920/
Wilow9131/
Williows862/
Willoows860/
Weilow8316/
Whilow837/
Wilhow836/
Wellow836/
Wiliow834/
Villow833/
Wihlow832/
Wilowe831/
Uillow831/
Wailow830/
Wlow801/
Williaw7725/
Willhof7710/
Willaws776/
Willova773/
Weullow773/
Wellows773/
Villows771/
Billlow771/
Willhaw771/
Billhow770/
Wilaw7332/
Wilof734/
Welow732/
Willhoft71263/
Willhoff71154/
Willhofe711/
Wehlow6781/
Vellow6755/
Billov6723/
Wilhof6716/
Wellov6710/
Weilov675/
Büllow673/
Wiloff673/
Weylow672/
Wilawe671/
Weelow671/
Willhofft671/
Billof671/

Willow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Willow in the Arabic language
يللوyllw-
ويلوwylw-

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