Whilford Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Whilford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whilford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Whilford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whilford is borne by more people in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Whilford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whilford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whilford is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Whilford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whilford reside; 83 percent reside in Central America and 83 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most widely held in Nicaragua, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,204,218. In Nicaragua it is most common in: Chontales Department, where 60 percent are found, Chinandega Department, where 20 percent are found and Managua Department, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nicaragua Whilford exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Whilford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whilford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whilford surname contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whilfford946/
Whitlford941/
Wilford937,404/
Willford881,313/
Woilford8812/
Wilfordt882/
Wilfford881/
Weilford881/
Whelford880/
Willeford822,128/
Willfourd820/
Welford803,581/
Wilfort80205/
Wilfard805/
Wulford802/
Willefford781/
Wellford75336/
Willfort7547/
Wilforth752/
Bailford751/
Welfford751/
Wehlfort751/
Willefor750/
Willfard750/
Willforth7124/
Welleford7122/
Villeford711/
Willefore710/
Wilfart67478/
Wulferd672/
Welfort672/
Welfard671/
Wulfort671/

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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
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  • 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 Whilford
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