Wahlfors Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Wahlfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlfors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland541:101,79110,352
Sweden421:234,44716,276
United States241:15,102,456529,929

Wahlfors Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahlfors has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wahlfors.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlfors? popularity and diffusion

Wahlfors is the 1,658,108th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wahlfors live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Wahlfors is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 101,791. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 46 percent live, Päijänne Tavastia, where 26 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 11 percent live. Apart from Finland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Wahlfors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wahlfors last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Wahlfors earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.01% more than the national average, earning $83,713 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahlforss947/
Walfors933/
Wallfors8827/
Vahlfors8810/
Balfors809/
Walfers801/
Balfours753/
Wohlfers750/
Weilefors719/
Wolfers67761/
Wolffers63174/
Volfers533/

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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 Wahlfors
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