Wakfer Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wakfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey31:17,2942,528

Wakfer Last Name Facts

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

Wakfer occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,596,935th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Wakfer are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Wakfer is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England Wakfer is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall, where 62 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 11 percent live and Surrey, where 11 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Wakfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wakfer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wakfer last name rose 362 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wakfer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wakfer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning R 289,020 per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $45,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakfie8337/
Wakfir831/
Wakfi73593/
Wakfa73123/
Waakfi679/
Wagfhre621/
Waqfi55295/
Wokfa5531/
Vakfi5523/
Wagfi5519/
Bokfe551/
Waqfa551/
Wokfi551/
Wagfa551/
Bagfir502/
Wakpha501/
Waqfih501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wakfer
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