Woff Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Woff Surname Definition:

1 an assimilated form of Wolf(e, q.v.

2 a labio-dentalized form of Waugh, q.v.

Woff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1351:199,96819,617
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Woff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 an assimilated form of Wolf(e, q.v.

2 a labio-dentalized form of Waugh, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Woff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woff has its highest incidence in Australia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Woff live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Woff is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 199,968. In Australia Woff is mostly found in: Victoria, where 92 percent live, Queensland, where 6 percent live and New South Wales, where 1 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Czechia, where 8 percent live.

Woff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woff last name contracted 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woff last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Woff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning $35,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $49,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Woffe897/
Woiff895/
Whoff891/
Wof86129/
Wouffe801/
Boff758,052/
Woof751,334/
Waff75239/
Wofe7532/
Voff7510/
Wozf754/
Woft754/
Woif754/
Wouf753/
Wofs752/
Hwof751/
Wwof751/
Wgof751/
Wopf750/
Woffová7322/
Woofe6755/
Whaff6716/
Bouff6713/
Woife6711/
Waffe674/
Woofs671/
Uhoff671/
Wosfe671/
Wauff671/
Wotft671/
Booff670/
Wafft670/
Woufe670/

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