Willifred Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Willifred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willifred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Willifred (171) may also be a first name.

Willifred Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willifred is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willifred? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Willifred reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 171 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 456,393. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 81 percent live, Arusha Region, where 8 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Willifred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willifred has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willifred Last Name Statistics demography

Willifred earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willifried951/
Wilifred94143/
Willyfred8910/
Willifrid899/
Wilifread891/
Willefred891/
Williferd890/
Wlifred885/
Welifred821/
Wilefred821/
Wilifrid821/
Villefred781/
Willeferd780/
Wliferd751/
Willefert67396/
Villefirte631/
Villefert566/
Bellefroid53664/
Blifert501/

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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 Willifred
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