Walff Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Walff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Walff (9) may also be a first name.

Walff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walff occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Walff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Walff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Walff live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walff is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name internationally, held by 9 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 50 percent reside and Missouri, where 50 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 25 percent reside.

Walff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walff surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walf89154/
Wolff80124,828/
Walfe8014/
Wallf8011/
Walfh806/
Wahlf803/
Walvf801/
Whalf801/
Wailf800/
Walfs800/
Balff800/
Wolffe73765/
Wolffs73275/
Woolff7334/
Woulff7320/
Wollff7317/
Baylff732/
Wholff732/
Wwolff732/
Wallfe731/
Wualef731/
Wuolff730/
Wolf67361,818/
Balf67140/
Walw6711/
Valf674/
Walv673/
Ualf671/
Weilffs670/
Woulffe670/

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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 Walff
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