Wilfley Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wilfley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Wilfley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilfley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wilfley.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfley? popularity and diffusion

Wilfley is the 940,398th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wilfley are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 1,394,073. In The United States Wilfley is most frequent in: California, where 28 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Wilfley exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Wilfley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilfley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilfley last name expanded 342 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilfley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilfley are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilfley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.75% more than the national average, earning $84,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whilfley930/
Wilfly920/
Welfley86157/
Wilflay864/
Wilflie860/
Woelfley803/
Wilfluie800/
Wölfle773,951/
Welfle77145/
Welfly770/
Woelfle71881/
Wölfler71502/
Welfler7151/
Wölffle7115/
Woelfly710/
Waelfly710/
Woelffle6773/
Wellflay670/
Whelphley630/
Wölfli62236/
Velfle6215/
Wőlfli627/
Welfli622/
Blffle621/
Woelfli5723/
Woelflé571/
Woelfflé531/
Belfille530/

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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
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  • 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 Wilfley
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