Willfort Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Willfort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willfort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria201:425,77243,235
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Willfort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willfort is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willfort? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Willfort occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Willfort live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Willfort is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 425,772. In Austria it is most numerous in: Upper Austria, where 90 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 5 percent are found and Salzburg, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Austria Willfort exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Willfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willfort has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willforth9424/
Wilfort93205/
Willford881,313/
Willfert8827/
Wellfort8814/
Willfart883/
Wilfordt882/
Wilforth882/
Willfahrt82158/
Willfurth8288/
Villforth8274/
Willfarth822/
Willfourd820/
Willferth820/
Wilford807,404/
Vilfort802,205/
Wilfert802,181/
Wilfart80478/
Welfort802/
Bilfort801/
Wellford75336/
Wilferth75321/
Wilfahrt75252/
Wilfarth7554/
Wilffert7542/
Vielfort7537/
Bellfort7525/
Wilfurth7516/
Wilfehrt7513/
Woilford7512/
Billford757/
Whilford756/
Wöllfert756/
Willferd754/
Wilfarht754/
Wehlfort751/
Wllfarth751/
Wilfford751/
Vilfourt751/
Weilford751/
Wuilfert751/
Wilfaert751/
Willfard750/
Wielfaert71247/
Wihlfahrt7119/
Whilfford716/
Wielfahrt711/
Wlford711/
Villfarth710/
Wellfarth710/
Willfurthová706/
Willfahrtová703/
Belfort679,012/
Welford673,581/
Wölfert67354/
Wilferd67166/
Wülfert67136/
Bilford6729/
Vilfert6719/
Welfert6717/
Vilford6711/
Wilfard675/
Vilfart671/
Whlford670/
Wilfurd670/
Welfart670/

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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
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  • 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 Willfort
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