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

Willfort is more frequently found in Austria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willfort? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willfort is the 2,843,861st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Willfort are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 425,772. In Austria it is primarily found in: Upper Austria, where 90 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 5 percent reside and Salzburg, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Austria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Willfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willfort has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willfort
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