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 surname Whiff is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whiff? popularity and diffusion
Whiff is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Whiff live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Whiff is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 80 percent are found and Greater London, where 20 percent are found. Besides England this last name 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 number of people who held the Whiff last name decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whiff
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