Wixforth Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Wixforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wixforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wixforth Last Name Facts

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

Wixforth occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wixforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wixforth is the 1,718,748th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. Wixforth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Wixforth live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent live, Bavaria, where 2 percent live and Berlin, where 1 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Wixforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wixforth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wixforth last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wixforth Last Name Statistics demography

Wixforth earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.54% less than the national average, earning $14,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wixfort937/
Wixford800/
Wexford6730/
Bisfort678/
Wisford677/
Wesfort672/
Bixford671/
Wexfore670/
Wissford630/
Wichford630/
Besforth630/
Wieszford591/
Wesford533/
Besfort532/
Bexford532/
Bisford530/
Baisford500/

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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 Wixforth
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