van der Wolf Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van der Wolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van der Wolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1771:14,3482,143
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Belgium121:958,05473,966
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

van der Wolf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van der Wolf Come From? nationality or country of origin

van der Wolf is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name van der Wolf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 290,856th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,537,649 people. van der Wolf occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of van der Wolf live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van der Wolf is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,177 people, or 1 in 14,348. In The Netherlands van der Wolf is most common in: South Holland, where 43 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

van der Wolf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van der Wolf earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning R 218,280 per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $55,637 CAD per year.

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