Wiffen Surname
Approximately 1,921 people bear this surname
Wiffen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,194 | 1:46,665 | 5,871 |
| Australia | 302 | 1:89,390 | 10,284 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 630 | 1:38,691 | 4,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Wiffen Demographics
Average Wiffen Salary in
United States
$39,697 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiffen | 92 | 1,760 | / |
| Weiffen | 92 | 217 | / |
| Wifffen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wuiffen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Biffen | 83 | 400 | / |
| Wiffin | 83 | 223 | / |
| Weifen | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wuffen | 83 | 25 | / |
| Woifen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whifen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wifn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whiffin | 77 | 1,109 | / |
| Weuffen | 77 | 196 | / |
| Wuffoen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whuffen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Viffenk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whiffem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiffink | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wheffen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wiffing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bifen | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wifin | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wufen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vifen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whiffing | 71 | 90 | / |
| Biffin | 67 | 704 | / |
| Viffin | 67 | 40 | / |
| Huifen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Weufen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wefeng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waifin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buifen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bihfen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beifen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whifin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beffen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weefen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiffem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyfen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetfen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis