Wilfong Surname

84,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,689 people bear this surname

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

Wilfong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5381:65,4497,637
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

Wilfong (10) may also be a first name.

Wilfong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilfong is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wilfong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,864th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,280,989 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wilfong reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wilfong is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5,538 people, or 1 in 65,449. In The United States Wilfong is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Wilfong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilfong has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,135 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilfong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilfong are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Wilfong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $40,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfong93160/
Wilfoung9317/
Wilfonng931/
Wlfong921/
Wilfang866/
Welfong861/
Wilfomg860/
Willfang8089/
Wilpfang801/
Wellfong800/
Willfung800/
Vilfang711/
Weelfung670/
Velfung571/

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Wilfong Reference & Research

Wilfong FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wilfong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis