Volfs Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Volfs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 42 | 1:48,811 | 7,408 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Volfs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volfs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Volfs (Russian: Вольфс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volfs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Volfs are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 48,811. In Latvia Volfs is mostly concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 52 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 31 percent live and Latgale, where 14 percent live. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 14 percent live and Chile, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volf | 89 | 17,265 | / |
| Wolfs | 80 | 5,641 | / |
| Volff | 80 | 692 | / |
| Volfe | 80 | 166 | / |
| Vollf | 80 | 14 | / |
| Voulf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Volbs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolffs | 73 | 275 | / |
| Volffe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Valfsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wollfs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wolfse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voolfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woolfs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Folffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolf | 67 | 361,818 | / |
| Volfová | 67 | 3,694 | / |
| Bolf | 67 | 1,596 | / |
| Volb | 67 | 187 | / |
| Volfova | 67 | 63 | / |
| Volv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Valf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uolf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volw | 67 | 1 | / |
Volfs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volfs in the Russian language | ||
| Вольфс | volfs | - |
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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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- 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 Volfs
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