Whiffon Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whiffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Whiffon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whiffon occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiffon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Whiffon is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Whiffon are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Whiffon is mostly found in: Utah, where 100 percent reside. Barring The United States Whiffon exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside.

Whiffon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whiffon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whiffon surname contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiffong861/
Whitfond800/
Wifong77112/
Wifoin7722/
Biffon7716/
Waifon772/
Weffon772/
Wiffan770/
Widfond7118/
Whyfoon712/
Weiffan711/
Waifoon711/
Boiffon711/
Wihfong711/
Witfong711/
Wisfong711/
Bifon67139/
Wefon6713/
Weiffane671/
Wifoń671/
Vifon671/
Wittfong670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Whiffon
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