Willye Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Willye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Willyé (1) are calculated separately.
Willye (382) may also be a first name.
Willye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willye is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms: Willyé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willye? popularity and diffusion
Willye is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Willye occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Willye live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 443,564th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 382 people.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 57 percent live, Western Highlands, where 29 percent live and Madang, where 14 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willyé | 94 | 1 | / |
| Willyed | 92 | 5 | / |
| Willyee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Willie | 83 | 49,267 | / |
| Willya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wyllye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wlye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Williey | 77 | 45 | / |
| Willlie | 77 | 16 | / |
| Willjes | 77 | 9 | / |
| Williee | 77 | 8 | / |
| Williie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wuillie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Williez | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wellyer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wiellie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Williea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Willhie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Willjer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wihllie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Willeey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whlye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuilliez | 71 | 62 | / |
| Wuilliet | 71 | 48 | / |
| Willyjoy | 71 | 21 | / |
| Willjaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willie's | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willhiet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willhiee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willihes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wyllie | 67 | 8,210 | / |
| Billie | 67 | 3,466 | / |
| Wellie | 67 | 169 | / |
| Villie | 67 | 134 | / |
| Villée | 67 | 43 | / |
| Willié | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wellya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wellge | 67 | 16 | / |
| Villge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Villej | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whllie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Villje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willhiest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Willehitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Willye
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