Walfer Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Walfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Walfer (345) may also be a first name.

Walfer Last Name Facts

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

Walfer is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Walfer live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walfer is also the 469,697th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 345 people.

The last name Walfer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Walfer is most prevalent in: Texas, where 50 percent reside, Florida, where 25 percent reside and New Mexico, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Walfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walfer last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walfer Last Name Statistics demography

Walfer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallfer920/
Wolfer834,927/
Valfer8395/
Balfer8327/
Walfre8317/
Walfjr831/
Wolffer77487/
Wolferz7716/
Woolfer777/
Walpher773/
Wolfeer771/
Wohlfer771/
Wolfear771/
Wolfejr771/
Woilfer770/
Wollfer770/
Woulfer770/
Wohlfert71274/
Wolhfert7122/
Wolffert7110/
Wolferth7110/
Wallpher716/
Wolfhert711/
Woolferd710/
Woolfert710/
Valfre671,064/
Wolfgeher67158/
Bolfer67139/
Volfer6793/
Wohlfehrt6715/
Wohlferdt6712/
Wohlferdd671/
Wohlferth670/
Wholferth670/
Volfert6227/
Wolpher6223/
Wolfire6221/
Woolfre624/
Volferd621/
Boulfer621/
Volferre577/
Valphere571/
Wolfirth570/
Volfre507/

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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 Walfer
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