Wilffert Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wilffert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilffert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wilffert Last Name Facts

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

Wilffert occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wilffert click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilffert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilffert is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wilffert are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wilffert is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 511,733. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 97 percent live and Friesland, where 3 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Denmark, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilfert932,181/
Wilferth88321/
Willfert8827/
Wilfehrt8813/
Wilffret881/
Wilfaert881/
Wuilfert881/
Wielffer880/
Wilfiert880/
Wilfer861,111/
Wielfaert82247/
Willferth820/
Wilfart80478/
Wölfert80354/
Wilfort80205/
Wilferd80166/
Wülfert80136/
Welffer8055/
Wölffer8023/
Vilfert8019/
Welfert8017/
Wilfret8017/
Bilfert800/
Wilfier800/
Willfer800/
Wilfertová788/
Wilfahrt75252/
Woelffer75180/
Woelfert75103/
Wilfarth7554/
Wilfeard7549/
Willfort7547/
Wülferth7523/
Wuelfert7515/
Wöllfert756/
Wilfarht754/
Willferd754/
Willfart753/
Wilfreth752/
Wilforth752/
Wilfordt752/
Wilfford751/
Wuelffer751/
Wölfer711,450/
Welfer71180/
Willfahrt71158/
Vilfer7126/
Willforth7124/
Wihlfahrt7119/
Wilferová7113/
Bilfer716/
Wilfre714/
Wälfer712/
Willfarth712/
Wielfahrt711/
Wlfier711/
Wilfred6732,013/
Wilford677,404/
Vilfort672,205/
Woelfer67329/
Velfert6732/
Belfert6717/
Wuelfer676/
Wilfard675/
Welfort672/
Welferd671/
Wilpher671/
Vilfart671/
Wilfird671/
Welfere670/
Wilfair670/
Welfart670/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wilffert
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