Dewolf Surname

103,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dewolf Surname Definition:

(Flemish) The Wolf [Flemish de, the + wolf]

Dewolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8871:125,54913,335
Belgium8321:13,8182,090
France4931:134,73220,602
Canada2931:125,75313,150
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7791:64,4667,026

Dewolf (19) may also be a first name.

Dewolf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Flemish) The Wolf [Flemish de, the + wolf]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dewolf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewolf occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewolf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 103,362nd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,601,658 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Dewolf reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dewolf is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename internationally, held by 19 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,887 people, or 1 in 125,549. In The United States Dewolf is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Dewolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewolf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewolf last name increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewolf last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Dewolf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $49,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewolfe922,810/
Dewolff92174/
Dewolfs9270/
Dewoolf9211/
Dewoulf922/
Diewolf920/
Dewollf920/
Dewoilfe862/
Dewoolfe861/
Dewulf836,768/
Devolf8327/
Deweulf77174/
Dewulff7712/
Devolfe7710/
Dievolf771/
Dichwolf713/
Dewolphe711/
Devulf672/
Davolf671/
Dewalv671/
Deewalw621/
Devolph621/
Dawalw501/

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Dewolf Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewolf
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