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 is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilfer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wilfer is the 332,755th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,559,447 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Wilfer live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wilfer is also the 101,596th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 4,572 people.
Wilfer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 106,913. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 42 percent live, Hesse, where 38 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.
Wilfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wilfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wilfer last name increased 2,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wilfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wilfer last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.74% registered with the political 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
- 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 Wilfer
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