Willhoft Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Willhoft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willhoft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Willhöft (773) are calculated separately.

Willhoft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willhoft occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Willhöft. For other potential spellings of Willhoft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willhoft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Willhoft live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Willhoft is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Louisiana, where 16 percent reside and Missouri, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Willhoft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willhoft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willhoft surname rose 1,580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willhoft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willhoft are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.22% registered with the political party.

Willhoft earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $39,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willhöft96773/
Willhoeft94103/
Willhofft941/
Wilhoft9342/
Willhof9310/
Willhoff88154/
Willhaft883/
Willhofe881/
Billoft803/
Wöllhof801/
Willhow801/
Wellhof801/
Wilhaft800/
Welhoft800/
Willhaf800/
Woellhof75158/
Wellhoff75106/
Willhauf752/
Willow712,260/
Billof711/
Wöllhaf6798/
Willova673/
Böllhof671/
Wlof671/
Willowa671/
Willhaw671/
Willgow670/
Billhow670/
Billoff670/

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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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  • 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 Willhoft
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