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William Meaning, Pronunciation & Popularity

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William means "Resolute Protector, Will-helmet, Will Desire, Valley, Unwavering Protector, Protect".

William is a Male name primarily used as a First Name.

William is commonly found in United States of America, Colombia, United Kingdom (UK), and 98 more countries.

William Pronunciation

Pronounce William as W IH L Y AH M.

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William Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name William is recorded 256,518 times globally, ranking it as the 149th most common name worldwide..

William is most prevalent in United States of America, with 63,817 occurrences, making it the 43th most popular name in the country.

In Colombia, the name William is found among 1 in every 27 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

List of countries the name William is found

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CountryRankFrequency
United States of America#431 : 28
Colombia#461 : 27
United Kingdom (UK)#1201 : 29
France#1951 : 69
Italy#4131 : 102
South Africa#951 : 204
Peru#1211 : 98
Brazil#1461 : 102
Malaysia#1381 : 351
Canada#801 : 78
Hong Kong#711 : 99
Singapore#381 : 144
Costa Rica#421 : 38
Nigeria#3961 : 335
Netherlands#2981 : 118
Mexico#6151 : 306
Ireland#1321 : 39
Cameroon#681 : 180
Chile#4101 : 256
Guatemala#951 : 99
Belgium#2961 : 145
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)#2791 : 186
Spain#7401 : 377
Saudi Arabia#2,1231 : 2,002
Ghana#1121 : 125
Sweden#1661 : 74
Uruguay#2521 : 102
China#581 : 142
Panama#2071 : 208
Egypt#3,7821 : 2,952
United Arab Emirates#1,2081 : 1,505
Germany#1,0511 : 559
Syrian Arab Republic#1,4591 : 901
Taiwan (Province of China)#691 : 382
Algeria#2,1551 : 2,473
Philippines#2131 : 499
Switzerland#5691 : 394
Ecuador#1271 : 138
Puerto Rico#341 : 67
Denmark#2451 : 211
Kuwait#1,0051 : 1,566
Sudan#2,1901 : 3,546
Qatar#7621 : 1,263
Oman#1,6251 : 1,856
Macao#1251 : 342
Lebanon#8311 : 644
Israel#2,0941 : 1,102
Angola#1171 : 826
Argentina#8791 : 771
Morocco#3,7781 : 3,774
Norway#3091 : 287
Portugal#6451 : 600
Japan#2671 : 414
Palestine, State of#2,3541 : 1,530
Finland#7111 : 588
Namibia#2261 : 664
India#3,2911 : 4,481
Iraq#6,7561 : 6,651
Mauritius#6021 : 711
Russian Federation#3,1901 : 2,712
Turkey#6,0811 : 7,695
Jamaica#4201 : 614
Tunisia#4,0121 : 4,765
Indonesia#851 : 384
Botswana#2501 : 725
Luxembourg#2661 : 310
Bahrain#1,3871 : 2,363
Jordan#2,5011 : 2,747
Malta#1811 : 211
Bangladesh#3,9241 : 4,775
Iran (Islamic Republic of)#2,8731 : 2,528
Austria#1,6051 : 1,593
Czechia#1,0681 : 1,139
Brunei Darussalam#2981 : 1,358
Libya#5,6681 : 10,502
Greece#2,0201 : 2,541
Yemen#8,3311 : 17,075
Cyprus#5931 : 930
Croatia#1,3501 : 1,528
Poland#1,9371 : 3,065

List of countries the name William is rarely found

  • Hungary: 18 occurrences
  • Albania: 16 occurrences
  • Kazakhstan: 15 occurrences
  • El Salvador: 12 occurrences
  • Afghanistan: 10 occurrences
  • Haiti: 10 occurrences
  • Estonia: 9 occurrences
  • Honduras: 9 occurrences
  • Bulgaria: 6 occurrences
  • Lithuania: 6 occurrences
  • Burundi: 5 occurrences
  • Korea (Republic of): 5 occurrences
  • Maldives: 5 occurrences
  • Fiji: 4 occurrences
  • Serbia: 4 occurrences
  • Slovenia: 4 occurrences
  • Ethiopia: 3 occurrences
  • Georgia: 3 occurrences
  • Iceland: 3 occurrences
  • Burkina Faso: 2 occurrences
  • Djibouti: 1 occurrences

William popularity in U.S.

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William Translation in other languages

  • Arabic: ูˆู„ูŠู… ุงู„ุตูˆุฑูŠ
  • : ูˆู„ูŠุงู… ุงู„ุตูˆุฑู‰
  • Bulgarian: ะ“ะธะนะพะผ ะพั‚ ะขะธั€
  • Czech: Vilรฉm z Tyru
  • Greek, Modern (1453-): ฮ“ฮฟฯ…ฮปฮนฮญฮปฮผฮฟฯ‚ ฯ„ฮทฯ‚ ฮคฯฯฮฟฯ…
  • Hebrew: ื•ื™ืœื™ืื ืžืฆื•ืจ
  • Hungarian: Tรผroszi Vilmos
  • Japanese: ใ‚ฎใƒจใƒผใƒ ใƒปใƒ‰ใƒปใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒซ
  • Macedonian: ะ“ะธั˜ะพะผ ะขะธั€ัะบะธ
  • Russian: ะ’ะธะปัŒะณะตะปัŒะผ ะขะธั€ัะบะธะน
  • Ukrainian: ะ’ั–ะปัŒะณะตะปัŒะผ ะขั–ั€ััŒะบะธะน

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William Name Numerology

The Numerology Number of the name William is 7, with the expression number also being 7. The heart's desire number is 1, and the personality number comes out to 6.

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