Walfare Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Walfare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walfare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Walfare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walfare is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walfare? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walfare is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Walfare live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Walfare is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 100 percent live. Not including England Walfare occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Walfare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Walfare has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Walfare surname contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walfar922/
Walfart8643/
Walfard8617/
Wallfahrer8237/
Walfajri8058/
Walfarth802/
Balfar7729/
Walfor773/
Wolfar771/
Valfar771/
Wallfarth759/
Wallfahrt754/
Wahlfahrt750/
Wahlfarth750/
Balfore7134/
Ballfar7132/
Wolfire7121/
Balfaur712/
Wolfarh711/
Wolfear711/
Valfore711/
Wolfarr711/
Valfart711/
Balfarj711/
Balfarr711/
Wolfore710/
Wohlfart672,018/
Wolfahrt67148/
Wohlfard6736/
Wollfart6723/
Wolffart6711/
Walfford676/
Wahlfort675/
Woolfard672/
Walfoord670/
Whalford670/
Ballfore670/
Walforth670/
Balfoure670/
Wahlford670/

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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 Walfare
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