Volff Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Volff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4611:464,36917,590
France1091:609,38380,423
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volffe9110/
Volf8917,265/
Wolff80124,828/
Volfe80166/
Volfs8059/
Bolff8018/
Vollf8014/
Voulf803/
Wolffe73765/
Wolffs73275/
Woolff7334/
Woulff7320/
Wollff7317/
Wwolff732/
Wholff732/
Folffs731/
Voolfe731/
Wuolff730/
Wolf67361,818/
Volfová673,694/
Bolf671,596/
Volb67187/
Volfova6763/
Folf6711/
Volv676/
Valf674/
Uolf673/
Volw671/
Woulffe670/

Volff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volff in the Russian language
Вольффvolff-

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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 Volff
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