Wlliam Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wlliam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wlliam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wlliam (549) may also be a first name.

Wlliam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wlliam (Oriya: ଉଲିୟମ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wlliam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wlliam reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wlliam is also the 359,531st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 549 people.

The surname Wlliam is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Wlliam is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 43 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 20 percent reside and Abia, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Wlliam occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Wlliam Last Name Statistics demography

Wlliam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wliam911/
Williham864/
Willieam861/
Willyam77167/
Wellyam777/
Willjam771/
Wleam731/
Welleham711/
Willyham711/
Blijham62162/
Belleham570/
Blyham506/
Bleham501/

Wlliam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wlliam in the Oriya language
ଉଲିୟମuliyama-

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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 Wlliam
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