Volf Surname
Approximately 17,265 people bear this surname
Volf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7,719 | 1:18,671 | 2,645 |
| Czechia | 3,376 | 1:3,150 | 278 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,512 | 1:11,695 | 1,802 |
| Slovenia | 623 | 1:3,993 | 713 |
| Hungary | 569 | 1:17,252 | 1,937 |
| Ukraine | 543 | 1:83,836 | 11,989 |
| Slovakia | 461 | 1:11,576 | 1,453 |
| Croatia | 459 | 1:9,213 | 1,605 |
| Brazil | 347 | 1:616,929 | 22,962 |
| United States | 345 | 1:1,050,606 | 76,867 |
| Belarus | 193 | 1:49,228 | 8,412 |
| Serbia | 140 | 1:51,035 | 4,942 |
| Austria | 123 | 1:69,231 | 10,618 |
| Denmark | 114 | 1:49,515 | 5,122 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100 | 1:59,727 | 8,269 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 1:199,397 | 10,926 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Moldova | 27 | 1:131,903 | 14,519 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1:689,223 | 11,826 |
| Transnistria | 13 | 1:36,515 | 5,752 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Volf (460) may also be a first name.
Volf Demographics
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Volf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Volf (Russian: Вольф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,931st most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 422,099 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Volf reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 25 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Volf is also the 397,789th most frequent first name globally, borne by 460 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 7,719 people, or 1 in 18,671. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Omsk Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Moscow, where 8 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name 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 frequency of Volf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Volf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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 with the United Russia Party 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volff | 89 | 692 | / |
| Volfe | 89 | 166 | / |
| Volfs | 89 | 59 | / |
| Vollf | 89 | 14 | / |
| Voulf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Volffe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Voolfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolf | 75 | 361,818 | / |
| Bolf | 75 | 1,596 | / |
| Volb | 75 | 187 | / |
| Folf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Volv | 75 | 6 | / |
| Valf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uolf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Volw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Volfová | 73 | 3,694 | / |
| Volfova | 73 | 63 | / |
| Wolfe | 67 | 127,498 | / |
| Wolff | 67 | 124,828 | / |
| Woolf | 67 | 11,360 | / |
| Bolfe | 67 | 580 | / |
| Woulf | 67 | 271 | / |
| Wollf | 67 | 211 | / |
| Wholf | 67 | 131 | / |
| Bolff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wolft | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wohlf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Folfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foylf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woëlf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volvz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boolf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woilf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wwolf | 67 | 0 | / |
Volf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volf in the Russian language | ||
| Вольф | volf | - |
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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
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- 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 Volf
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