Wïllïam Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil
Wïllïam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: William (356,430) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| William | 90 | 356,430 | / |
| Willam | 77 | 2,280 | / |
| Wellam | 77 | 83 | / |
| Wlam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Willame | 71 | 1,165 | / |
| Willlam | 71 | 637 | / |
| Wellham | 71 | 460 | / |
| Welliam | 71 | 320 | / |
| Willaim | 71 | 211 | / |
| Willham | 71 | 132 | / |
| Willeam | 71 | 48 | / |
| Willaum | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wylliam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wellamn | 71 | 4 | / |
| Willgam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wellaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilhlam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellamd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welleam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiellam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willaam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willaume | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Williame | 67 | 842 | / |
| Willaime | 67 | 346 | / |
| Willliam | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wuilliam | 67 | 16 | / |
| Willamme | 67 | 10 | / |
| Williamn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Willaism | 67 | 8 | / |
| Williamm | 67 | 7 | / |
| Williaum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Williaam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuillame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willaham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Willyamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wielliam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bllam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welleaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wleam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Williaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Williaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwilliam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Williahm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Willamnn | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wïllïam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis