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 more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Volfa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Volfa 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 frequently used in Latvia, where it is borne 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. Aside from Latvia it is found 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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