Volfers Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volfers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volfers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Volfers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volfers (Russian: Вольферс) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volfers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Volfers are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Volfers is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 50 percent live and Volgograd Oblast, where 50 percent live. Barring Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfers86761/
Wolffers80174/
Wolferst807/
Wolferse805/
Wohlfers800/
Wulfers71680/
Wülfers7110/
Walfers711/
Wulffers6789/
Vahlfors6710/
Falfors578/
Walfors573/
Wahlfors53120/
Wallfors5327/
Wahlforss507/

Volfers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volfers in the Russian language
Вольферсvolfers-

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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 Volfers
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