Gahwolf Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Gahwolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahwolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Gahwolf Last Name Facts

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

Gahwolf is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahwolf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gahwolf is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gahwolf are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Gahwolf is most numerous in: Oregon, where 67 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 8 percent live.

Gahwolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gahwolf are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Gahwolf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawolf920/
Gehwolf86178/
Awolf831/
Gochwolf803/
Gewolf7744/
Awolfe774/
Awoolf771/
Heißwolf67120/
Abolf6763/
Heiswolf671/
Avolf670/
Heiszwolf6319/
Heisswolf6315/
O'Wolf622/
Auwalf621/
Gabulf621/
Owolff620/
Gowalf620/
O'Wolfe571/
Awalw505/

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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 Gahwolf
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