Wofford Surname

43,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wofford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wofford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7521:30,8423,837
France201:3,321,136213,627
England161:3,482,379114,324
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4001:35,8704,255

Wofford (152) may also be a first name.

Wofford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wofford occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wofford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wofford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,925th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 616,075 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wofford live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 746,252nd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 152 people.

The surname Wofford is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,752 people, or 1 in 30,842. In The United States Wofford is mostly found in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wofford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wofford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wofford surname expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wofford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wofford surname are 13.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.76% being registered with the party.

Wofford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $40,217 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woofford936/
Woffords931/
Woford92116/
Wafford861,421/
Woffard86160/
Wooford8636/
Bofford8613/
Wodford866/
Woffort863/
Wohford863/
Wefford861/
Wofferd860/
Woeford860/
Boufford80534/
Boifford801/
Bopfford801/
Woffards801/
Wohzford801/
Wottford801/
Waford77110/
Boford7710/
Weford771/
Wofard771/
Woferd770/
Bouffourd750/
Boufforrd750/
Woodfords750/
Bafford71514/
Weffort71260/
Boffard71183/
Bouford71101/
Waffard716/
Woofard712/
Uotford712/
Woffert711/
Wefferd711/
Wheford711/
Waffort711/
Bohford710/
Woofort710/
Woeferd710/
Booford710/
Wahford710/
Wotfard710/
Wafferd710/
Bawford710/
Whaford710/
Waffurd710/
Bouffard6711,427/
Bouffort67711/
Boiffard67106/
Boëffard6724/
Whadford6719/
Boufourd674/
Woodfard673/
Wattford673/
Voiffard671/
Wathford671/
Wooffert670/
Watfords670/
Wooforth670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wofford
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