Woeffray Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Woeffray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
The alternate forms: Woëffray (3) are calculated separately.
Woeffray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woeffray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woeffray has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can also be found in the variant forms: Woëffray. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woeffray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Woeffray is the 1,551,568th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Woeffray are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Woeffray is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 90,252. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Valais, where 90 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 4 percent reside and Canton of Fribourg, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it exists in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 32 percent reside.
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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 Woeffray
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