Wilfin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wilfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wilfin (207) may also be a first name.

Wilfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilfin occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Wilfin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wilfin live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles. Wilfin is also the 629,010th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 207 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 71 percent are found, Merseyside, where 14 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England Wilfin exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfing860/
Wilfen8333/
Welfin8328/
Wlfing834/
Vilfin831/
Wülfing77769/
Vilfing776/
Woelfin771/
Wilfeng770/
Wuelfing71220/
Wölffing7114/
Belfin6756/
Velfin674/
Uelfin672/
Wilfem671/
Welfen671/
Wuelfng622/
Bylfn551/
Belfín5080/

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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 Wilfin
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