Volff Surname
Approximately 692 people bear this surname
Volff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 461 | 1:464,369 | 17,590 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Volff Demographics
Average Volff Salary in
United States
$39,063 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Volff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volff (Russian: Вольфф) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Volff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 481,560th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Volff are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 464,369. In Brazil Volff is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 37 percent live, Paraná, where 33 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent live. Apart from Brazil Volff is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.
Volff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Volff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Volff surname expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Volff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Volff last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.
Volff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $39,063 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volffe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Volf | 89 | 17,265 | / |
| Wolff | 80 | 124,828 | / |
| Volfe | 80 | 166 | / |
| Volfs | 80 | 59 | / |
| Bolff | 80 | 18 | / |
| Vollf | 80 | 14 | / |
| Voulf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wolffe | 73 | 765 | / |
| Wolffs | 73 | 275 | / |
| Woolff | 73 | 34 | / |
| Woulff | 73 | 20 | / |
| Wollff | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wwolff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wholff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Folffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voolfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuolff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wolf | 67 | 361,818 | / |
| Volfová | 67 | 3,694 | / |
| Bolf | 67 | 1,596 | / |
| Volb | 67 | 187 | / |
| Volfova | 67 | 63 | / |
| Folf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Volv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Valf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uolf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woulffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Volff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volff in the Russian language | ||
| Вольфф | volff | - |
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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 Volff
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