Willifer Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Willifer (10) may also be a first name.

Willifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willifer is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Willifer.

How Common Is The Last Name Willifer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willifer is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Willifer are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Willifer is most common in: West Sussex, where 78 percent are found, Somerset, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Willifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willifer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Willifer last name decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilifer931/
Whilifer882/
Willeferd820/
Villefer755/
Villefert716/
Blifer713/
Welleffer710/
Bleifer6781/
Blaifer678/
Welefer673/
Bleffer5323/
Blajfer532/
Vluefer531/

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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 Willifer
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