Willeford Surname

196,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname

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

Willeford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willeford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1231:170,73017,246
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:159,42414,594

Willeford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willeford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Willeford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willeford? popularity and diffusion

Willeford is the 196,862nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,424,599 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Willeford live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Willeford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,123 people, or 1 in 170,730. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 34 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Willeford occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Willeford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willeford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Willeford surname increased 674 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willeford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willeford surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% registered with the party.

Willeford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,246 USD per year.

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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 Willeford
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