Wilfer Surname
Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname
Wilfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 753 | 1:106,913 | 13,213 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Austria | 42 | 1:202,748 | 25,305 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Wilfer (4,572) may also be a first name.
Wilfer Demographics
Average Wilfer Salary in
United States
$44,082 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wilfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wilfer occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 332,755th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname Wilfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wilfer are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 101,596th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 4,572 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 753 people, or 1 in 106,913. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 42 percent reside, Hesse, where 38 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Wilfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wilfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilfer last name grew 2,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wilfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wilfer surname are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.74% being registered with the party.
The amount Wilfer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning $47,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willfer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wilfier | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woilfer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wilfeard | 86 | 49 | / |
| Wilffert | 86 | 42 | / |
| Willfert | 86 | 27 | / |
| Wilfehrt | 86 | 13 | / |
| Wielffer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wölfer | 83 | 1,450 | / |
| Welfer | 83 | 180 | / |
| Vilfer | 83 | 26 | / |
| Bilfer | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wilfre | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wälfer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wlfier | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wilferová | 80 | 13 | / |
| Willferth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wölfert | 77 | 354 | / |
| Woelfer | 77 | 329 | / |
| Wülfert | 77 | 136 | / |
| Welffer | 77 | 55 | / |
| Wölffer | 77 | 23 | / |
| Vilfert | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wuelfer | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wilpher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Welfere | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wilfair | 77 | 0 | / |
| Welfear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woelffer | 71 | 180 | / |
| Wülferth | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wuelfert | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wöllfert | 71 | 6 | / |
| Woellfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuelffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belfer | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Uelfer | 67 | 43 | / |
| Völfer | 67 | 33 | / |
| Velfer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vilfre | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wilfer
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