Willyams Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Willyams Surname Definition:

= Williams, q.v.

Willyams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Willyams (382) may also be a first name.

Willyams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Williams, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Willyams Last Name Facts

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

Willyams occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Willyams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willyams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willyams is the 2,746,821st most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Willyams occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Willyams live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Willyams is also the 443,564th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 382 people.

This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 215,634. In New Zealand it is most common in: Canterbury Region, where 62 percent are found and Otago Region, where 38 percent are found. Barring New Zealand this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.

Willyams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willyams has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Willyams last name fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willyams Last Name Statistics demography

Willyams earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyllyams886/
Willjams881/
Willíams881/
Willioams8213/
Willieams822/
Willihams822/
Willijams821/
Willhiams820/
Wlliams80385/
Welleams758/
Wllliams752/
Welljams751/
Wliams715/
Wliiams677/
Wlihams672/

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