Wilfield Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wilfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wilfield (21) may also be a first name.

Wilfield Last Name Facts

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

Wilfield is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wilfield are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Wilfield is mostly concentrated in: Margibi County, where 88 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Wilfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilfield surname contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfield944/
Whilfield944/
Willfeld8814/
Welfield885/
Wilfeldt884/
Whelfield821/
Bilfeld80102/
Welfeld8082/
Bilfeldt7569/
Velfield753/
Welpfeld751/
Wölfeldt751/
Billfeld751/
Billfeldt7143/
Welffeldt712/
Welfelt6784/
Belfeld6712/
Bilfelt679/
Belfild672/
Wellfelt6312/
Bellfeld633/
Billfelt630/
Belfilt530/
Wielfelt500/

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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 Wilfield
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