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 surname Willhof is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Willhof.

How Common Is The Last Name Willhof? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willhof is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Willhof is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Willhof are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Willhof is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Willhof is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Willhof exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Willhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willhof surname declined 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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