Woelfell Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Woelfell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Woelfell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woelfell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woelfell occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woelfell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Woelfell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Woelfell live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.
Woelfell is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is mostly found in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent are found. Barring Scotland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Woelfell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Woelfell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woelfell surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woelfel | 93 | 3,001 | / |
| Welfell | 93 | 0 | / |
| Woelffel | 88 | 326 | / |
| Woellfel | 88 | 5 | / |
| Woelfeel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Woolfell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wolfel | 86 | 486 | / |
| Welfel | 86 | 330 | / |
| Woelfl | 86 | 261 | / |
| Welfelt | 80 | 84 | / |
| Welfeld | 80 | 82 | / |
| Wolffel | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wellfel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wolhfel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wollfel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wuelfel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Welfl | 77 | 112 | / |
| Wolfl | 77 | 99 | / |
| Wellfelt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bouelfel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Welpfeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wölfel | 71 | 6,103 | / |
| Velfel | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wőlfel | 71 | 4 | / |
| Welffeldt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Welfil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolfil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wilfel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wölffel | 67 | 74 | / |
| Vyolfel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wlfl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilffel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Woelfell
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