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Where Does The Last Name Wolfe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wolfe is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Wolfé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,416^th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 57,158 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wolfe live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolfe is also the 341,591^st most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 599 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 111,635 people, or 1 in 3,247. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Wolfe occurs in 104 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Wolfe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wolfe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolfe last name grew 1,531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 377 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 339 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolfe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wolfe last name is chiefly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wolfe are 16.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolfe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning 262,767 kr per year; in Peru they earn 32.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,618 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning R 229,056 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,806 CAD per year.