Wilfing Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wilfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria6611:12,8831,850
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Hungary841:116,86011,030
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wilfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilfing is found most in Austria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 362,813th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,316,813 people. Wilfing is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wilfing are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wilfing is most common in Austria, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 12,883. In Austria Wilfing is most common in: Styria, where 31 percent live, Vienna, where 25 percent live and Lower Austria, where 19 percent live. Beside Austria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Hungary, where 8 percent live.

Wilfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilfing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 432 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilfing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilfing are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilfing earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.04% more than the national average, earning $47,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $48,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfing930/
Wlfing924/
Wülfing86769/
Welfing86101/
Wölfing8678/
Vilfing866/
Wilfeng860/
Wuelfing80220/
Woelfing8017/
Wölffing8014/
Wülffing801/
Welfings800/
Wuelfng712/

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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 Wilfing
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