Wilhof Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wilhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wilhof Last Name Facts

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

Wilhof occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilhof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wilhof live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent live, Brandenburg, where 7 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilhoft9242/
Wilhoff9223/
Willhof9210/
Wilhofh920/
Wilhoof920/
Wilof914/
Willhoff86154/
Willhofe861/
Vilhof8321/
Wilhow836/
Wiloff833/
Welhof831/
Welhoff7728/
Wisloff7720/
Woiloff771/
Wellhof771/
Willhow771/
Witloft770/
Willhaf770/
Welhoft770/
Wilhaft770/
Bilof7374/
Wilow7331/
Wellhoff71106/
Willow672,260/
Biloff6791/
Witlow6767/
Uelhof6766/
Welhaf6762/
Weilow6716/
Weloff6713/
Viloff678/
Whilow677/
Weilov675/
Wiliow674/
Vislof673/
Wihlow672/
Bilouf671/
Wilowa671/
Wilows671/
Wyloff671/
Vilhov671/
Wailow670/
Whittlehouff670/

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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 Wilhof
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