Volfer Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Volfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Volfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volfer (Russian: Вольфер) occurs most in Russia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volfer? popularity and diffusion

Volfer is the 1,931,261st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. Volfer is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Volfer reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 3,351,699. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 77 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 7 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Volfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Volfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Volfer last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volfer Last Name Statistics demography

Volfer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.93% more than the national average, earning $84,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volfert9227/
Volferd921/
Volfe91166/
Volferre867/
Wolfer834,927/
Bolfer83139/
Valfer8395/
Volffe8310/
Volfre837/
Voolfe831/
Wolffer77487/
Bolfert7741/
Wolferz7716/
Woolfer777/
Bolferd774/
Wolfear771/
Boulfer771/
Wohlfer771/
Wolfeer771/
Wolfejr771/
Woilfer770/
Woulfer770/
Wollfer770/
Wolfe73127,498/
Bolfe73580/
Volfa7387/
Volfi7369/
Valfe731/
Wohlfert71274/
Wolhfert7122/
Wolferth7110/
Wolffert7110/
Wolfhert711/
Woolferd710/
Woolfert710/
Woulfe672,122/
Woolfe671,599/
Valfre671,064/
Wolffe67765/
Wolfgeher67158/
Bolfea6784/
Balfer6727/
Wolfie6722/
Falfer6717/
Wohlfehrt6715/
Wolfee6715/
Wohlferdt6712/
Walfer6711/
Wollfe6710/
Wolfey679/
Bolfeh671/
Volfis671/
Bolfee671/
Wolfet671/
Wohlferdd671/
Wolfje671/
Wholfe671/
Volffi671/
Wolfge670/
Wohlferth670/
Wholferth670/
Boulfe670/

Volfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volfer in the Russian language
Вольферvolfer-

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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
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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 Volfer
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