Volpi Surname

20,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Volpi Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the fox; a cunning person; one with foxlike characteristics.

Volpi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy18,7721:3,258280
Brazil2,9111:73,5402,743
Argentina1,3091:32,6532,719
United States1,1251:322,18629,358
France7711:86,15112,281
Uruguay5461:6,285692
Chile1231:143,2234,985
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
Canada791:466,40040,200
England771:723,61140,488
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Spain651:719,26231,067
Australia461:586,86342,409
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Greece151:738,65380,079
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Wales101:309,45316,869
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Volpi (296) may also be a first name.

Volpi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the fox; a cunning person; one with foxlike characteristics.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Volpi Last Name Facts

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

Volpi (Georgian: ვოლფი, Russian: Вольпи) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Volpi.

How Common Is The Last Name Volpi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volpi is the 20,765th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 277,219 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Volpi live; 72 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent live in Italic Europe. Volpi is also the 512,632nd most commonly held first name globally, borne by 296 people.

Volpi is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 18,772 people, or 1 in 3,258. In Italy Volpi is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 42 percent live, Tuscany, where 28 percent live and Umbria, where 8 percent live. Apart from Italy Volpi is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Volpi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Volpi has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Volpi surname grew 7,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volpi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volpi last name are 5.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Volpi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning €27,561 per year; in South Africa they earn 108.15% more than the national average, earning R 494,640 per year; in United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.94% more than the national average, earning $57,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volpei91235/
Volpis9140/
Volppi913/
Volpie913/
Volphi911/
Volpich8312/
Volpe8048,966/
Bolpi80527/
Volpa80164/
Wolpi8049/
Valpi8032/
Volpy8031/
Volpé8013/
Volper73334/
Volpes73286/
Volpez73107/
Valpio7330/
Bolpai7312/
Volppe7311/
Valpei734/
Vollpe732/
Vaalpi731/
Valpai731/
Volpet731/
Wolpih731/
Volpee731/
Bolpio731/
Valppi731/
Volpey730/
Valpais6719/
Valpaić673/
Pholphi671/
Phoolpi671/
D'Volpe671/
Wolphie671/
Pholpai671/
Valpish671/
Bolpois671/
Bolphis670/

Volpi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volpi in the Georgian language
ვოლფიvolpi-
Volpi in the Russian language
Вольпиvolpi-

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