Wofinden Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wofinden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wofinden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Wofinden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wofinden is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wofinden.

How Common Is The Last Name Wofinden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Wofinden are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Wofinden is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 40 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 30 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 40 percent live and Thailand, where 10 percent live.

Wofinden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wofinden has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wofinden last name rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woffinden94593/
Woofinden940/
Woodfinden8994/
Wooffinden8958/
Wofenden883/
Woffenden82425/
Woffindin82176/
Woofenden82108/
Woofindin824/
Waffinden821/
Wooffindin78146/
Wooffenden780/
Woffendem711/
Waffenden710/
Bafenden631/
Woffendin5953/

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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 Wofinden
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