Volgraaff Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Volgraaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volgraaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678

Volgraaff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volgraaff is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volgraaff? popularity and diffusion

Volgraaff is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Volgraaff are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 67 percent live, Western Cape, where 26 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live.

Volgraaff Last Name Statistics demography

Volgraaff earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.5% less than the national average, earning R 105,744 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Volgraaf9413/
Volgraff946/
Vollgraff8973/
Volgraaft891/
Vollgraaf891/
Volgraf8841/
Vollgraf82102/
Bolgraaf823/
Vollgraft781/
Woilgraffe741/
Vallgraf713/
Vullgraf712/
Walgraffe67151/
Pfalgraff671/
Boulghraif631/
Walgraf631/
Phalgraf590/
Pfalgraf590/
Pfalcgraf560/
Bolgrow5032/
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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 Volgraaff
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