Wooffitt Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wooffitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wooffitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:733,13240,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Wooffitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wooffitt occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooffitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wooffitt live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 733,132. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 43 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Cheshire, where 11 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Wooffitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wooffitt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wooffitt last name grew 1,520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woffitt931/
Woofitt930/
Boofitt800/
Boffitt800/
Woffett800/
Woffi771/
Woofie712/
Woffis712/
Boffit711/
Woffai711/
Wouffi711/
Buffitt6771/
Wofi6717/
Boffett671/
Baffitt670/
Waffett670/

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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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  • 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 Wooffitt
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