Volfram Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Hungary

Volfram Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volfram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Volfram (30) may also be a first name.

Volfram Last Name Facts

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

Volfram (Russian: Вольфрам) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volfram? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Volfram are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 30 people.

The last name Volfram is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 1,779,297. In Russia Volfram is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 28 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 17 percent are found and Hungary, where 10 percent are found.

Volfram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Volfram surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Volfram surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volfram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volfram in the Russian language
Вольфрамvolfram-

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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 Volfram
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