de Wolff Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Jersey

de Wolff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wolff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2841:13,1521,919
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Israel101:855,76354,181
Jersey81:12,4002,398
France61:11,070,454349,096
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

de Wolff Demographics

Average de Wolff Salary in
Canada

$57,748 CAD

Per year
Rank:
62,168 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00012741
Rank: 68,241 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
116.23%
Sample size: 12 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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de Wolff Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Wolff occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wolff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 248,464th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,557,565 people. The surname de Wolff is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of de Wolff live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,284 people, or 1 in 13,152. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 24 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and Friesland, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

de Wolff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Wolff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the de Wolff last name grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Wolff Last Name Statistics demography

de Wolff earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $57,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Wolffs941/
de Wollff941/
de Wolf938,764/
de Wolfe88334/
de Wolfs884/
de Wulff882/
de Woolf881/
de Wulf802,735/
De-Wolf807/
de Walft750/
De-Wulf671/
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de Wolff Reference & Research

Dewolff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 de Wolff
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