Wafforn Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wafforn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafforn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Wafforn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wafforn is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wafforn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafforn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wafforn is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Wafforn occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wafforn reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most prevalent in: Surrey, where 58 percent live and Kent, where 42 percent live. Barring England Wafforn exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Wafforn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wafforn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafforne9329/
Waffarn8610/
Waffron861/
Wafran772/
Wafron771/
Wafiran711/
Wavorny711/
Wafronah676/
Wifferen676/
Waeafran671/
Wafrinwa671/
Wafrenwa671/
Waferina671/
Huefforn671/
Bafourin670/
Waifurina637/
Wiefferen632/
Wiyaphorn631/
Wooffrein630/
Wavrin62329/
Wufron6226/
Wavren622/
Wavran621/
Wivorn621/
Wofron620/
Waveren5757/
Wiefarn5753/
Woveren5718/
Waveryn5714/
Wavaron571/
Wuavrin571/
Uafarin571/
Wavrina570/
Waverijn53122/
Wofuruni538/
Uayphorn531/
Waverney531/

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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 Wafforn
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