Wili Surname

156,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Wili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso6991:26,2551,605
South Africa6061:89,40210,950
Indonesia5901:224,15120,883
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Tanzania1611:328,83024,745
Switzerland1581:51,9806,819
Benin1101:93,96010,816
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wili (7,863) may also be a first name.

Wili Last Name Facts

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

Wili (Oriya: ୱିଲି) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wili.

How Common Is The Last Name Wili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,048th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,596,204 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Wili live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wili is also the 71,919th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 7,863 people.

The surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 699 people, or 1 in 26,255. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre Region, where 52 percent live, Centre-Sud Region, where 17 percent live and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Burkina Faso Wili is found in 43 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.

Wili Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wili has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wili surname grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wili Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wili earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.15% less than the national average, earning R 106,584 per year and in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willi898,548/
Wilai893,714/
Waili891,080/
Wilie89422/
Wilia89293/
Weili89232/
Woili8956/
Wieli8925/
Wuili8918/
Wilih898/
Wiliy894/
Wilui892/
Wilei891/
Wiloi891/
Wilii891/
Hwili891/
Whili890/
Wilhi890/
Hwaili80868/
Weilai8061/
Wilisz8051/
Willai8034/
Williy8033/
Weilei8015/
Willei8012/
Woilai8011/
Wailli809/
Wailai807/
Weilid807/
Wailia806/
Willii805/
Waisli804/
Wilaip804/
Wiloit803/
Weilie803/
Wiliey802/
Wilihe802/
Wilipp802/
Weilli802/
Wuilli801/
Wilhid801/
Wilihs801/
Wijlie801/
Wailei801/
Wittli801/
Wailui801/
Wilhie800/
Weilia800/
Wiglie800/
Whilid800/
Whiliy800/
Wielie800/
Bili7522,191/
Weli7510,281/
Vili756,184/
Wile754,501/
Wila753,238/
Wuli752,100/
Wily75801/
Uili75362/
Wäli7521/
Wyli756/
Wilj751/
Wjli751/
Wuillai7396/
Wilheit7336/
Weillie738/
Whillie738/
Waillie737/
Wilhitt736/
Wuillie735/
Witlich733/
Woillie733/
Wailich731/
Witelli731/
Weilieh731/
Weilich731/
Waillia731/
Weislei731/
Wilhich731/
Waillui731/
Wilhait730/
Whileis730/
Wittlis730/
Whilich730/
Williay730/
Wilhuis730/
Whiliss730/
Wileitt730/
Wiley6770,363/
Wylie6734,756/
Wille6728,832/
Waila672,790/
Baili672,622/
Wiele671,416/
While671,039/
Bilui67791/
Weile67676/
Bilai67633/
Waile67545/
Wittlich67522/
Vilis67515/
Vieli67414/
Vilei67394/
Vilia67390/
Welli67351/
Huili67300/
Bilei67278/
Welia67251/
Beili67207/
Welie67164/
Vilio67151/
Weily67145/
Vaili67141/
Vilai67130/
Viliš67123/
Wälli6794/
Uamwilai6778/
Hweillia6775/
Vitli6774/
Waily6762/
Woile6756/
Wilee6747/
Weitlich6747/
Wulli6746/
Woila6745/
Wiela6743/
Wähli6742/
Bilih6738/
Biloi6738/
Boili6735/
Weila6734/
Wehli6733/
Veili6732/
Willé6731/
Viliy6730/
Voili6728/
Wijle6727/
Vilip6724/
Buili6723/
Hbili6723/
Vuili6721/
Wilay6720/
Wuila6717/
Wilje6716/
Wihla6714/
Wiely6713/
Vijli6712/
Wilaj6712/
Wileh6712/
Bihli6712/
Welih6711/
Vilgi6711/
Bilhi6711/
Weali6711/
Viliz679/
Wulih678/
Vilie678/
Wéhli678/
Bilij678/
Weliz677/
Visli675/
Wylli675/
Wätli675/
Viloi675/
Whilhoit674/
Wayli674/
Wulie674/
Wiloy673/
Uitli673/
Wilhe673/
Vilit673/
Welij673/
Weuli673/
Wuile673/
Uilis673/
Vilui672/
Weislich672/
Wilhoitt672/
Wileu672/
Wilhy672/
Weyli672/
Hwila672/
Vilhi672/
Weeli672/
Wylia671/
Wyliy671/
Wihle671/
Whittlis671/
Whaislip671/
Wheli671/
Welii671/
Vihli671/
Wiloa671/
Weilé671/
Wilej671/
Willí671/
Woily671/
Weliy671/
Wijla671/
Whyli670/
Whily670/
Wilea670/
Wilhoits670/

Wili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wili in the Oriya language
ୱିଲିwili-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wili
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