Virf Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Virf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Virf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virf occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Virf occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Virf reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Virf is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent are found, Kronoberg County, where 21 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 21 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hvirf8919/
Veirf891/
Vierf891/
Viorff801/
Wirf75111/
Verf7531/
Vurf756/
Birf752/
Uirf751/
Verfe6741/
Verff6714/
Verfå674/
Birfs673/
Firfs672/
Fairf672/
Wirfh671/
Vehrf671/
Weirf671/
Veirv670/

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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
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  • 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 Virf
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