Whiffler Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Whiffler Surname Definition:

Whiffler: a piper.

Whiffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Whiffler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Whiffler: a piper.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Whiffler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiffler occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiffler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Whiffler is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Whiffler are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 660,704. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 16 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Whiffler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whiffler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whiffler Last Name Statistics demography

Whiffler earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 1307.4% more than the national average, earning R 3,344,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiffler93156/
Whifler9312/
Whiffle931/
Whipfler881/
Wifler8690/
Wiffle867/
Whifle860/
Wipfler802,156/
Wiefler8079/
Wäffler8027/
Weffler8011/
Huifler802/
Whifled801/
Whifley801/
Weifler801/
Wuffler801/
Wheffle800/
Weipfler753/
Wechfler753/
Hueffler751/
Wipflier750/
Whitflee750/
Waiffley750/
Biffle711,280/
Wäfler71873/
Wefler7176/
Whitfleet7113/
Wiflet711/
Vifler711/
Wipfle711/
Waifle711/
Weifle710/
Weffle710/
Wiflie710/
Wifles710/
Weitfle6718/
Huefler6710/
Weisfeller677/
Wyffles675/
Wysfler672/
Weifley671/
Biffley671/
Hueffle671/
Vipfler671/
Büffler671/
Wiflett670/
Wepfler670/

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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 Whiffler
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