von Wolff Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
von Wolff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
von Wolff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Wolff Come From? nationality or country of origin
von Wolff is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Wolff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of von Wolff are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 40 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Hamburg, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vonwolff | 94 | 23 | / |
| von Wolf | 94 | 5 | / |
| van Wolff | 89 | 2 | / |
| von Wulff | 89 | 1 | / |
| von Wolfe | 89 | 0 | / |
| Vonwolf | 88 | 12 | / |
| van Wolf | 82 | 8 | / |
| Vonwolfe | 82 | 7 | / |
| von Lauff | 78 | 1 | / |
| van Wolfe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vanwolf | 75 | 5 | / |
| van Olf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vonwalhoff | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Walhof | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Alff | 71 | 36 | / |
| Vanwolfe | 71 | 3 | / |
| von Helf | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Welf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vonwalhof | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wolve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonlfh | 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
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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 von Wolff
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