Willhof Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Willhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Willhof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willhof is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willhof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Willhof occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Willhof are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany Willhof is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Willhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willhof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Willhof surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willhoft93263/
Willhoff93154/
Willhofe931/
Wilhof9216/
Willhofft881/
Wilhoff8623/
Wöllhof861/
Willhow861/
Wellhof861/
Wilhoof860/
Wilhofh860/
Willhaf860/
Wilof834/
Woellhof80158/
Wellhoff80106/
Willhaft803/
Willhauf802/
Willow772,260/
Wilhow776/
Wiloff773/
Billof771/
Welhof771/
Wlof731/
Wöllhaf7198/
Welhoff7128/
Willova713/
Böllhof711/
Whillow711/
Willhaw711/
Willowa711/
Woiloff711/
Billoff710/
Billhow710/
Willgow710/
Böllhoff67121/
Woellhaf6734/
Wilow6731/
Bellhoff6712/
Williows672/
Wloff671/
Whlof671/
Wlofe671/
Willoows670/

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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 Willhof
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