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 last name Wooffitt is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wooffitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wooffitt is the 2,121,169th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wooffitt are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 733,132. In England Wooffitt is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 43 percent are found, Essex, where 13 percent are found and Cheshire, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wooffitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wooffitt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wooffitt last name increased 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
  • 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 Wooffitt
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