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Where Does The Last Name Wily Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wily (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻠﻲ) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wily? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 430,251^st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The last name Wily occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wily are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 68,322^nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,503 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 65,543. In Burkina Faso Wily is most numerous in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 71 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wily Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wily has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wily last name contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wily Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wily surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Wily earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,345 USD per year.