Volf Surname

30,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Volf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,7191:18,6712,645
Czechia3,3761:3,150278
Kazakhstan1,5121:11,6951,802
Slovenia6231:3,993713
Hungary5691:17,2521,937
Ukraine5431:83,83611,989
Slovakia4611:11,5761,453
Croatia4591:9,2131,605
Brazil3471:616,92922,962
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Belarus1931:49,2288,412
Serbia1401:51,0354,942
Austria1231:69,23110,618
Denmark1141:49,5155,122
France1071:620,77381,454
Kyrgyzstan1001:59,7278,269
Canada601:614,09350,489
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Romania401:501,94738,412
Bulgaria351:199,39710,926
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Moldova271:131,90314,519
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England161:3,482,379114,324
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Transnistria131:36,5155,752
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Volf (460) may also be a first name.

Volf Last Name Facts

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

Volf (Russian: Вольф) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,931st most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 422,099 people. The surname Volf is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Volf are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 397,789th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 460 people.

The surname Volf is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 7,719 people, or 1 in 18,671. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Omsk Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Moscow, where 8 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Russia Volf occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 9 percent are found.

Volf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Volf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Volf surname grew 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus, Orthodox (92%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Volf are 9.11% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Volf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $51,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.01% more than the national average, earning $66,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volff89692/
Volfe89166/
Volfs8959/
Vollf8914/
Voulf893/
Volffe8010/
Voolfe801/
Wolf75361,818/
Bolf751,596/
Volb75187/
Folf7511/
Volv756/
Valf754/
Uolf753/
Volw751/
Volfová733,694/
Volfova7363/
Wolfe67127,498/
Wolff67124,828/
Woolf6711,360/
Bolfe67580/
Woulf67271/
Wollf67211/
Wholf67131/
Bolff6718/
Wolft6711/
Wohlf675/
Folfe672/
Foylf671/
Woëlf671/
Volph671/
Valfe671/
Volvz671/
Boolf671/
Woilf670/
Wwolf670/

Volf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volf in the Russian language
Вольфvolf-

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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 Volf
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