Whiff Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Whiff Surname Definition:
From the Danish, Wiuff; a personal name.
Whiff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
Whiff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Danish, Wiuff; a personal name.
Whiff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whiff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whiff is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whiff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Whiff is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Whiff live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 80 percent are found and Greater London, where 20 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Whiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whiff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whiff surname fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiff | 89 | 144 | / |
| Whif | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whifftt | 83 | 2 | / |
| Whchiff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whittff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wipff | 80 | 185 | / |
| Weiff | 80 | 88 | / |
| Whife | 80 | 69 | / |
| Woiff | 80 | 5 | / |
| Whipf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wieff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wuiff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Whitf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wiffh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huiff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wioff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wiffs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wif | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wipf | 67 | 3,615 | / |
| Biff | 67 | 604 | / |
| Waif | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wife | 67 | 36 | / |
| Weif | 67 | 25 | / |
| Weff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Woif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vwif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hbif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wijf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wifp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuif | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- 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 Whiff
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