Wilfe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wilfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wilfe (273) may also be a first name.

Wilfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilfe is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Wilfe live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wilfe is also the 537,992nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 273 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Wilfe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wilfe surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuilfe9140/
Wilfet9110/
Wilfey916/
Wilfie912/
Wilfei911/
Wilfee911/
Wilpfe911/
Wilf89572/
Wlfe891/
Willfey833/
Wilfeed831/
Welfe808/
Wilfa807/
Wölfe806/
Wilff802/
Wiolf801/
Willf801/
Vilfe801/
Wilfi801/
Wilfy801/
Wielf801/
Wailf800/
Woilf800/
Wlf754/
Wölfer731,450/
Vilfeu73370/
Vilfer7326/
Vilfed7310/
Woelfe735/
Weilev735/
Wälfer732/
Welfei731/
Wijlef731/
Vilfet731/
Welfey731/
Wllfet731/
Wisløff67249/
Welf6783/
Wölffer6723/
Vilf6722/
Wölf676/
Wlfh675/
Wlfp673/
Wülf673/
Woelfie673/
Wlff671/
Vwlf671/
Wlfs671/
Wlfz671/
Wilw671/
Welfett670/

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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 Wilfe
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