Willfred Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Willfred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willfred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1521:1,165,41347,471
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Willfred (1,521) may also be a first name.

Willfred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willfred occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Willfred click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willfred? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willfred is the 837,371st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Willfred are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Willfred is also the 199,038th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 1,521 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria Willfred is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 27 percent are found, Rivers, where 24 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Willfred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willfred has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Willfred surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willfred Last Name Statistics demography

Willfred earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $35,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willfried943/
Wilfred9332,013/
Wilfried884,629/
Wilfreid88481/
Wilfredd887/
Wilfreed886/
Wellfred884/
Wilfread884/
Willferd884/
Willfrid882/
Wilfrred881/
Wlfred8614/
Willfraid825/
Wielfried821/
Willfiord821/
Wilfrid803,095/
Wilferd80166/
Welfred80111/
Vilfred8049/
Wilfret8017/
Bilfred807/
Wlhfred803/
Wylfred801/
Wilfird801/
Wilfeard7549/
Willfert7527/
Wuilfrid752/
Wilfreth752/
Vilfried752/
Welfried751/
Wilfriet751/
Wilfraid751/
Wilffret751/
Wilphred751/
Vlfred718/
Vielfreud712/
Weelfried711/
Villphred711/
Wilfreith711/
Willferth710/
Wilfert672,181/
Welfrid6712/
Velfred673/
Vilfrid673/
Welferd671/
Wilfrit671/
Belfred670/

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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
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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 Willfred
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