Woodriffe Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Woodriffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woodriffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Woodriffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woodriffe is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woodriffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Woodriffe is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Woodriffe reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is most common in: Leicestershire, where 42 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 29 percent reside and Surrey, where 17 percent reside. Barring England Woodriffe occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside.

Woodriffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woodriffe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woodriffe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woodriffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 47.77% less than the national average, earning R 124,116 per year and in United States they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning $27,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woodriff94136/
Woodruffe89543/
Woodryffe891/
Woodraffe890/
Woodrif882/
Woodruffee841/
Woodrift824/
Woodreff824/
Wadriff7513/
Woodrew752/
Wadrif6720/
Boudrif63278/
Wadrift632/
Boudrifi594/
Badrif536/
Bodrev532/
Bodreev5087/
Boudref501/
Boudrew501/
Bodreaw500/

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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 Woodriffe
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