Weifen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weifen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weifen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Weifen (77,964) may also be a first name.

Weifen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weifen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weifen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weifen is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Weifen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Weifen are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 12,638th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 77,964 people.

Weifen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiffen92217/
Weihofen86213/
Wiffen831,921/
Weufen8313/
Wefeng839/
Beifen832/
Woifen831/
Whifen831/
Weefen831/
Wetfen830/
Wefn802/
Wifn801/
Weihoffen801/
Whiffen771,760/
Weuffen77196/
Hweefen771/
Wifffen771/
Wuiffen771/
Wheffen770/
Bifen7314/
Wifin734/
Wafen734/
Wefin732/
Befen732/
Vifen731/
Wefnn731/
Weyhofen71115/
Biffen67400/
Wiffin67223/
Wefing67201/
Waffen6799/
Huifen6733/
Waifin675/
Wafeng673/
Buifen673/
Bihfen672/
Woyfen671/
Wafien671/
Vefeng671/
Vaefen671/
Whifin671/
Beffen671/
Wafeen671/
Whafen670/

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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
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  • 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 Weifen
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