Weft Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Weft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Weft Last Name Facts

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

Weft occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Weft reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Weft is most common in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Virginia, where 15 percent are found and Arizona, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Weft exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Weft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weft last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Weft earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.85% more than the national average, earning $59,049 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weftt891/
Weift891/
Waft7537/
Beft756/
Wift755/
Woft754/
Veft752/
Wewt751/
Wöft751/
Wyft751/
Weidfte730/
Waewt674/
Wyfth673/
Befht671/
Befft671/
Beaft671/
Hueft670/
Wafft670/
Wevdt670/

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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 Weft
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