Wharf Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wharf Surname Definition:

Not from Wharf or Wharfe, the Yorkshire river; but the same as Waugh (sometimes pronounced Wharf), a Scottish orthography of wall. It appears that the Waughs held lands at Heip co. Roxburgh from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century.

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Wharf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:149,37814,295
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada521:708,56956,910
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Israel161:534,85239,210
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Wharf (18) may also be a first name.

Wharf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Not from Wharf or Wharfe, the Yorkshire river; but the same as Waugh (sometimes pronounced Wharf), a Scottish orthography of wall. It appears that the Waughs held lands at Heip co. Roxburgh from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wharf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wharf (Arabic: وارف) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wharf.

How Common Is The Last Name Wharf? popularity and diffusion

Wharf is the 553,576th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wharf live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. Wharf is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 149,378. In England Wharf is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Suffolk, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Wharf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wharf has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wharf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wharf last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Wharf earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,064 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wharff91631/
Wharfe91487/
Wharrf911/
Warf892,003/
Wharffe830/
Warfe80277/
Whorf80171/
Warff8050/
Wharw802/
Warft800/
Whorff7347/
Whorfe734/
Baharf732/
Wjharw731/
Whorft731/
Warrff730/
Werf67717/
Worf67647/
Barf67228/
Warw676/
Varf673/
Uarf673/
Warv672/
Warfová671/

Wharf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wharf in the Arabic language
وارفwarf-

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