Wilneff Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wilneff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilneff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1161:317,63429,153
United States501:7,249,179331,838
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Wilneff Last Name Facts

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

Wilneff is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wilneff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilneff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wilneff are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 317,634. In Canada it is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 65 percent are found, Alberta, where 22 percent are found and British Columbia, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Wilneff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilneff last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wilneff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 86.8% more than the national average, earning $80,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $44,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willneff9340/
Vilneff86143/
Villneff80125/
Weilnew711/
Villnef711/
Willnew710/
Vilnev6216/
Bilnev623/
Vilneva575/
Villnev571/
Billnew570/

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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 Wilneff
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