Vilfan Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vilfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2791:8,9162,045
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vilfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vilfan (Hindi: विल्फन) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vilfan.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilfan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vilfan is the 864,701st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The last name Vilfan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vilfan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 8,916. In Slovenia Vilfan is mostly concentrated in: Upper Carniola, where 62 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 32 percent live and Savinja, where 4 percent live. Other than Slovenia it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 7 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilfand9218/
Villfan921/
Vilfang921/
Villfane864/
Vilfaint861/
Filfan83108/
Wilfan8337/
Bilfan833/
Vilfam831/
Bilfane77136/
Vylfand7718/
Bilfand771/
Willfang7189/
Villfañe714/
Willfand711/
Vilfaimt711/
Wilpfang711/
Willfain710/
Belfan67792/
Wilfon6784/
Fîlfan678/
Bilfam671/
Velfon671/

Vilfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vilfan in the Hindi language
विल्फनvilphana-

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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 Vilfan
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