Volford Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Volford Surname User-submission:

According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Wolford derives from the Old English wulf with weard, meaning a 'place protected against wolves'. The Concise Oxfordshire Dictionary of English Place-names adds that weard might mean 'guard', and as such might here be unique usage, as an 'arrangement for protection', or 'fence', the whole name perhaps 'enclosure to protect flocks from wolves'.

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Volford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3831:25,6302,850
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Volford Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to A Dictionary of British Place Names, Wolford derives from the Old English wulf with weard, meaning a 'place protected against wolves'. The Concise Oxfordshire Dictionary of English Place-names adds that weard might mean 'guard', and as such might here be unique usage, as an 'arrangement for protection', or 'fence', the whole name perhaps 'enclosure to protect flocks from wolves'.

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Volford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volford (Russian: Вольфорд) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 683,026th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Volford are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 25,630. In Hungary Volford is most numerous in: Csongrád County, where 72 percent live, Bács-Kiskun County, where 10 percent live and Pest County, where 5 percent live. Barring Hungary Volford occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vohlford930/
Wolford8614,575/
Voulfor868/
Bolford863/
Volferd861/
Valford861/
Folford861/
Volfort860/
Woolford808,558/
Wohlford801,649/
Wolfford80216/
Wolfordt8016/
Volforte8012/
Woilford8012/
Wollford8011/
Wolhford804/
Volfardt804/
Wholford802/
Boolford801/
Foulford800/
Woulford800/
Wolfor773/
Valfor772/
Bolfor770/
Woollford7515/
Wohlfordd752/
Woolfordd751/
Wottlford751/
Whohlford751/
Wolfoordt751/
Woolfords750/
Walford716,870/
Wolfard71443/
Volfart71307/
Valfort71265/
Balford7186/
Wolferd7185/
Wolfort7168/
Volfert7127/
Wolfohr7113/
Wolfgor7112/
Falford712/
Wolfárd712/
Valfore711/
Bolfour711/
Volfárt711/
Valfour711/
Wolfore710/
Bolfard710/
Wolforth67152/
Wohlfort67138/
Wolfaard67128/
Wohlferd6790/
Wolfhard6785/
Valforte6736/
Wohlfard6736/
Wolfgour6733/
Volfarte6719/
Woolfort6719/
Wolfardt6716/
Balfourd6710/
Wallford677/
Walfford676/
Wolffort675/
Boulfort672/
Woolfard672/
Bolforte671/
Beulford671/
Ballford671/
Whelford670/
Woolferd670/
Wahlford670/
Woslfort670/
Wolfortt670/
Wolfortz670/
Whalford670/
Wolvfort670/
Wolforht670/
Walfoord670/
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Volford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volford in the Russian language
Вольфордvolford-

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