Wijfjes Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wijfjes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijfjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Wijfjes Last Name Facts

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

Wijfjes is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijfjes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wijfjes is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Wijfjes are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 108,950. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 42 percent reside, North Holland, where 38 percent reside and Utrecht, where 5 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Wijfjes Last Name Statistics demography

Wijfjes earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijfje92124/
Wyfjes775/
Wyfje6712/
Wifsi672/
Wifie671/

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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
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  • 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 Wijfjes
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