Willz Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Willz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile271:652,46215,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Willz (21) may also be a first name.

Willz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willz has its highest incidence in Chile. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willz is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Willz reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

Willz is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 652,462. In Chile it is most numerous in: Bío Bío Region, where 89 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 7 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Chile this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Willz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willz surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willez9135/
Willze911/
Wilz891,202/
Woillez83245/
Waillez8360/
Wuillez834/
Wills8069,354/
Wiltz803,947/
Wilsz8088/
Wilcz8084/
Wellz8040/
Wilze8018/
Villz8010/
Wuilz808/
Billz804/
Wildz802/
Willc802/
Wilzs801/
Willx801/
Weilz800/
Wlz756/
Willes731,547/
Villez73490/
Willse73213/
Weills7377/
Willts7317/
Wellez737/
Billez735/
Waills733/
Willss733/
Willch733/
Billtz733/
Whills732/
Wiltsz731/
Wiells731/
Wiltze730/
Willds730/
Welz679,517/
Wils673,946/
Bilz672,589/
Willsch67575/
Vilz67332/
Willess67217/
Wölz67216/
Wälz6769/
Wellesz6737/
Wilß6736/
Vuillez6724/
Wilc6711/
Wuilles676/
Wlsz674/
Whilles672/
Wylz671/
Wlls671/
Wlzp671/
Vwlz671/
Vllz671/
Wlez671/
Wiltzse671/
Wilx671/

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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 Willz
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