Gewolf Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Gewolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gewolf 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
Austria281:304,12334,120
Germany161:5,031,591189,895

Gewolf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gewolf is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gewolf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Gewolf occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gewolf reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Gewolf is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 304,123. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Salzburg, where 68 percent live and Carinthia, where 32 percent live. Not including Austria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live.

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
Gehwolf92178/
Ewolf912/
Gewolb8358/
Sewolf830/
Gawolf830/
Seawolf7715/
Gahwolf7713/
Heißwolf71120/
Heiswolf711/
Heiszwolf6719/
Heisswolf6715/
Gowalf670/
Zichwolf577/
Gevalb502/
Gowalw501/
Yewalw501/
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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 Gewolf
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