Willys Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Willys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Israel181:475,42436,085
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Willys (3,600) may also be a first name.

Willys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willys occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willys? popularity and diffusion

Willys is the 1,095,216th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Willys reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 117,910th most common first name worldwide, held by 3,600 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 1,653,115. In Indonesia Willys is most numerous in: Bengkulu, where 33 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 21 percent live and Yogyakarta, where 16 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Willys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willys surname grew 107 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Willys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.42% more than the national average, earning R 407,364 per year and in United States they earn 37.46% less than the national average, earning $26,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willeys922/
Willays921/
Willis83230,465/
Willes831,547/
Wyllys83155/
Wellys8319/
Willyz831/
Willies77798/
Williss77323/
Willess77217/
Willges7718/
Willish7710/
Villays779/
Willois779/
Willlis778/
Wuilles776/
Willise776/
Willeus772/
Willisz771/
Villeys771/
Willeas771/
Wuillis770/
Vwillis770/
Willeis770/
Wllis7333/
Wlles732/
Willisch71442/
Willesch7127/
D'Willis711/
Willie's711/
Welles673,435/
Villis671,055/
Billis67910/
Billes67797/
Willix67453/
Villes67235/
Wellis67120/
Wyllis6799/
Uillis6738/
Willez6735/
Billès6723/
Willex6711/
Williz676/
Vyllys673/
Willisová673/
Uellys671/
Villäs671/
Wylles671/
Willeatts671/
Willisova671/
Billés671/
Vellys671/

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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
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  • 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 Willys
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