Willferd Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Willferd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willferd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Willferd (9) may also be a first name.

Willferd Last Name Facts

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

Willferd is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Willferd.

How Common Is The Last Name Willferd? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willferd is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Willferd are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 9 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilferd93166/
Willford881,313/
Willfred88329/
Wilfeard8849/
Willfert8827/
Willfard880/
Willfiord821/
Willferth820/
Wilfred8032,013/
Wilford807,404/
Wilfert802,181/
Wilfard805/
Welferd801/
Wilfird801/
Wellford75336/
Wilferth75321/
Willfort7547/
Wilffert7542/
Wilfehrt7513/
Wilfredd757/
Wöllfert756/
Wellfred754/
Willfart753/
Wilfordt752/
Wilfrred751/
Wilfford751/
Wilfaert751/
Wuilfert751/
Wilfiert750/
Wielfaert71247/
Willfahrt71158/
Willforth7124/
Willfarth712/
Welford673,581/
Wilfart67478/
Wölfert67354/
Wilfort67205/
Wülfert67136/
Welfred67111/
Vilfred6749/
Vilfert6719/
Welfert6717/
Wilfret6717/
Vilford6711/
Wilfertová678/
Belferd675/
Wlhfred673/
Welfard671/
Wylfred671/
Vilfard671/
Bilfert670/
Whlford670/

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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 Willferd
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