von Wolf Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
von Wolf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
von Wolf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Wolf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Wolf occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Wolf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. von Wolf occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of von Wolf are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany von Wolf is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found and Thuringia, where 33 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found.
von Wolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of von Wolf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Wolff | 94 | 67 | / |
| von Wolfe | 94 | 0 | / |
| Vonwolf | 93 | 12 | / |
| Vonwolff | 88 | 23 | / |
| van Wolf | 88 | 8 | / |
| Vonwolfe | 88 | 7 | / |
| van Wolff | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Wolfe | 82 | 1 | / |
| von Wulff | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vanwolf | 80 | 5 | / |
| van Olf | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Walhof | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vanwolfe | 75 | 3 | / |
| von Helf | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Welf | 75 | 0 | / |
| von Lauff | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wolve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonlfh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonwalhof | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Lyf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vonhelf | 67 | 9 | / |
| van Ulf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feina Wolf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannolf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonwalhoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonlauf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 von Wolf
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