Volfa Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Volfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 67 | 1:30,598 | 4,691 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Volfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volfa (Russian: Вольфа) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Volfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Volfa is the 2,007,164th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Volfa reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 30,598. In Latvia Volfa is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 51 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 30 percent live and Semigallia, where 10 percent live. Barring Latvia Volfa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Lithuania, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolfa | 80 | 912 | / |
| Volfe | 80 | 166 | / |
| Volfi | 80 | 69 | / |
| Folfa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wolfa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Volfo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Folfas | 73 | 140 | / |
| Volfer | 73 | 93 | / |
| Bolfea | 73 | 84 | / |
| Boulfa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Volffe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bolfat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bolfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolfaș | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volfis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voolfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolfay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boulfaj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Volfych | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wolfadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulfaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulhfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohlfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolfatz | 67 | 0 | / |
Volfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volfa in the Russian language | ||
| Вольфа | volfa | - |
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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 Volfa
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