Wìlliams Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Wìlliams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Williams (2,951,419) & Wílliams (1) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams | 96 | 2,951,419 | / |
| Wílliams | 96 | 1 | / |
| Welliams | 88 | 16 | / |
| Wylliams | 88 | 5 | / |
| Whlliams | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wwlliams | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wllams | 86 | 2 | / |
| Willliams | 82 | 133 | / |
| Williamss | 82 | 65 | / |
| Williamns | 82 | 53 | / |
| Williamse | 82 | 35 | / |
| Williaams | 82 | 27 | / |
| William's | 82 | 26 | / |
| Williaims | 82 | 26 | / |
| Williamsz | 82 | 21 | / |
| Williamms | 82 | 20 | / |
| Wuilliams | 82 | 18 | / |
| Wwilliams | 82 | 11 | / |
| Williamsj | 82 | 10 | / |
| Wiolliams | 82 | 3 | / |
| Williamsh | 82 | 3 | / |
| Vwilliams | 82 | 2 | / |
| Williaems | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hwilliams | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wijlliams | 82 | 1 | / |
| Willams | 80 | 8,689 | / |
| Wellams | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wliamms | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Williams | 78 | 17 | / |
| Williamsph | 78 | 1 | / |
| Willians | 75 | 2,292 | / |
| Willaims | 75 | 2,214 | / |
| Williamz | 75 | 42 | / |
| Villiams | 75 | 40 | / |
| Billiams | 75 | 24 | / |
| Willlams | 75 | 15 | / |
| Willeams | 75 | 11 | / |
| Willioms | 75 | 10 | / |
| Welleams | 75 | 8 | / |
| Willaams | 75 | 5 | / |
| Williamx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uilliams | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuillams | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willhams | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willamss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willamms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wellians | 75 | 0 | / |
| Williamsová | 74 | 17 | / |
| Williamsova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wuillians | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wllems | 71 | 2 | / |
| Williains | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bliams | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wllans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willianss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willianns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willems | 67 | 60,803 | / |
| Willans | 67 | 1,034 | / |
| Wellems | 67 | 227 | / |
| Wüllems | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vllyams | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bellams | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wellans | 67 | 5 | / |
| Willoms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Villams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Billams | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wìlliams
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