Warf Surname

206,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Warf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9691:184,08318,357
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Warf (26) may also be a first name.

Warf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warf has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Warf.

How Common Is The Last Name Warf? popularity and diffusion

Warf is the 206,815th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,638,315 people. The last name Warf is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Warf live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name globally, borne by 26 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,969 people, or 1 in 184,083. In The United States Warf is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 19 percent live, Virginia, where 13 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Warf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Warf surname grew 834 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Warf are 11.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Warf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $40,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $52,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wharf89576/
Warfe89277/
Warff8950/
Warft890/
Wharff80631/
Wharfe80487/
Wharrf801/
Warrff800/
Werf75717/
Worf75647/
Barf75228/
Warw756/
Varf753/
Uarf753/
Warv752/
Warfová731/
Wharffe730/
Barff67755/
Werff67391/
Whorf67171/
Worff6797/
Wärff6732/
Worfe6719/
Varfe6719/
Wearb674/
Warph674/
Barrf672/
Wuerf672/
Wharw672/
Baarf671/
Barfh671/
Weirf671/
Wahrw671/
Uarfh670/

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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 Warf
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