Whiff Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whiff Surname Definition:

From the Danish, Wiuff; a personal name.

Whiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Whiff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Danish, Wiuff; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whiff is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Whiff is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Whiff reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 80 percent are found and Greater London, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account England Whiff is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Whiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whiff has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiff89144/
Whif891/
Whifftt832/
Whchiff831/
Whittff831/
Wipff80185/
Weiff8088/
Whife8069/
Woiff805/
Whipf804/
Wieff803/
Wuiff803/
Whitf802/
Wiffh801/
Wheff801/
Huiff801/
Wioff800/
Wiffs800/
Wif7519/
Wipf673,615/
Biff67604/
Waif6746/
Wife6736/
Weif6725/
Weff6719/
Woif674/
Vwif673/
Hbif672/
Huif672/
Wijf671/
Wief671/
Wisf671/
Whiw671/
Widf671/
Wifp671/
Wifz671/
Uiff671/
Wuif671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whiff
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