Volfe Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Volfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
United States191:19,076,786604,894

Volfe (13) may also be a first name.

Volfe Last Name Facts

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

Volfe is most common in Brazil. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Volfe.

How Common Is The Last Name Volfe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. Volfe is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Volfe are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America. Volfe is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The surname Volfe is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,456,288. In Brazil Volfe is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 39 percent reside, São Paulo, where 25 percent reside and Paraná, where 19 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Volfe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volfe surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Volfe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volfer9193/
Volffe9110/
Voolfe911/
Volf8917,265/
Wolfe80127,498/
Volff80692/
Bolfe80580/
Volfa8087/
Volfi8069/
Volfs8059/
Vollf8014/
Voulf803/
Folfe802/
Valfe801/
Woulfe732,122/
Woolfe731,599/
Wolffe73765/
Bolfer73139/
Valfer7395/
Bolfea7384/
Wolfie7322/
Wolfee7315/
Wollfe7310/
Wolfey739/
Bolfed731/
Wolfet731/
Wolfje731/
Wholfe731/
Volffi731/
Volfis731/
Bolfee731/
Bolfeh731/
Bolfes730/
Wolfge730/
Boulfe730/
Wolf67361,818/
Volfová673,694/
Bolf671,596/
Volb67187/
Volfova6763/
Voytlev6718/
Woolfey6712/
Boulfie6711/
Volv676/
Volfych675/
Valf674/
Uolf673/
Voitlev672/
Wolffes672/
Wolffee672/
Woolfie672/
Boulfer671/
Wolfetz671/
Wohlfer671/
Volw671/
Vallfhe671/
Woolfee671/
Wollfey671/
Wolfgeh671/
Wolfeer671/
Wollfer670/
Woilfer670/
Wollfie670/
Woulffe670/
Woulfer670/
Woolfes670/

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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 Volfe
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