Wamfors Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wamfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamfors Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wamfors Last Name Facts

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

Wamfors has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamfors? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wamfors live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Södermanland County, where 36 percent are found, Västmanland County, where 36 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanfors8616/
Wemfors861/
Wannfors8022/
Banfors7114/
Vemfors712/
Vanfors710/
Weinfors6729/
Vanforst6710/
Vannfors671/
Vanforsch6314/
Weinefors634/
Veinfors536/
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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 Wamfors
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