Wiffen Surname

214,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Wiffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1941:46,6655,871
Australia3021:89,39010,284
Canada1451:254,10824,080
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
United States581:6,249,292299,206
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Malta241:17,9281,021
Wales231:134,5459,804
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6301:38,6914,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wiffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiffen occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiffen is the 214,187th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,793,621 people. Wiffen is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wiffen are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,194 people, or 1 in 46,665. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 18 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Kent, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Wiffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiffen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wiffen surname rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 644 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiffen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wiffen surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wiffen surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiffen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 257.37% more than the national average, earning R 849,252 per year; in United States they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $39,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $53,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiffen921,760/
Weiffen92217/
Wifffen921/
Wuiffen921/
Biffen83400/
Wiffin83223/
Weifen8332/
Wuffen8325/
Woifen831/
Whifen831/
Wifn801/
Whiffin771,109/
Weuffen77196/
Wuffoen771/
Whuffen771/
Viffenk771/
Whiffem771/
Wiffink771/
Wheffen770/
Wiffing770/
Bifen7314/
Wifin734/
Wufen732/
Vifen731/
Whiffing7190/
Biffin67704/
Viffin6740/
Huifen6733/
Weufen6713/
Wefeng679/
Waifin675/
Buifen673/
Bihfen672/
Beifen672/
Whifin671/
Beffen671/
Wuffin671/
Weefen671/
Uiffem671/
Woyfen671/
Wetfen670/

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Wiffen Reference & Research

Whiffing One-name Study - A profile of the Whiffing surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Whiffen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wiffen
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