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.

DNA test information

Willifer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Willifer is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willifer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willifer is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Willifer occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

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

Willifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willifer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Willifer surname contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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