Volfson Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volfson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volfson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Russia2311:623,90954,570
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Belarus671:141,80719,862
Canada541:682,32655,162
Israel251:342,30528,607
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Volfson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volfson (Russian: Вольфсон) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Volfson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volfson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volfson is the 433,610th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Volfson are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 1,150,663. In The United States Volfson is most prevalent in: New York, where 40 percent live, Massachusetts, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and Ukraine, where 9 percent live.

Volfson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Volfson surname are 2.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Volfson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.06% more than the national average, earning $80,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voulfson9313/
Voolfson932/
Volfsone931/
Volffson930/
Wolfson868,732/
Vulfson86224/
Volfzon8624/
Valfson8614/
Bolfson867/
Volfsun862/
Folfson861/
Volvson861/
Volfsonová823/
Woolfson80794/
Wolfsohn80334/
Vulfsone8022/
Wolffson8018/
Wolfsont8014/
Wolfsson803/
Voļfsone801/
Wolfshon801/
Wolffsohn7519/
Bottlfson751/
Wolffsong751/
Wolfsen71523/
Wulfson71124/
Wolfschoon7196/
Walfson7123/
Wolfsan712/
Vulfsonova712/
Wolfsun711/
Wolfsom711/
Valvson711/
Wolfzon711/
Wulfsohn67368/
Wolffsen6727/
Wulffson6727/
Wulfshon678/
Wulffsohn631/
Wulfsen5782/
Wolfzun577/
Walfsan571/
Wolfsem571/
Wolfsam570/
Bolhbssan501/

Volfson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volfson in the Russian language
Вольфсонvolfson-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volfson
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