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

The last name Willferd is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willferd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Willferd is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Willferd reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 9 people.

The surname Willferd is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Willferd is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

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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