Wilfarth Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wilfarth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfarth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wilfarth Last Name Facts

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

Wilfarth occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfarth? popularity and diffusion

Wilfarth is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wilfarth live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Wilfarth is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 49 percent reside, Hamburg, where 31 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfarth942/
Wilfart93478/
Wilferth88321/
Wilfahrt88252/
Wilfarht884/
Willfart883/
Wilforth882/
Wllfarth881/
Wilfaert881/
Wülfarth881/
Wilfar861/
Wielfaert82247/
Willfahrt82158/
Willforth8224/
Wihlfahrt8219/
Wielfahrt821/
Wellfarth820/
Willferth820/
Villfarth820/
Wilfert802,181/
Wilfort80205/
Wilfard805/
Vilfart801/
Wilfair800/
Welfart800/
Wilfeard7549/
Willfort7547/
Wilffert7542/
Willfert7527/
Wülferth7523/
Wilfehrt7513/
Wilfordt752/
Wuilfert751/
Willfare750/
Willfard750/
Villforth7174/
Welfar7150/
Wilfor7119/
Vilfar711/
Bilfhardt711/
Bilfar711/
Vlfart711/
Willfahrtová703/
Wilford677,404/
Vilfort672,205/
Welfare671,633/
Belfarh67700/
Wölfert67354/
Wilferd67166/
Wülfert67136/
Wilfore6776/
Vilfert6719/
Welfert6717/
Welfair675/
Vylfart675/
Willfor674/
Vilfartová672/
Welfort672/
Vilfard671/
Bilfort671/
Belfart671/
Wuelfar671/
Welfard671/
Welfear670/

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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 Wilfarth
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