Wohlauf Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wohlauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohlauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Austria331:258,04330,255
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Wohlauf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wohlauf is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlauf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wohlauf live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wohlauf is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany Wohlauf is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 33 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolaf831/
Wohllaub802/
Bolauf7716/
Volauf777/
Wolouf771/
Wollaf770/
Walauf770/
Woehlhaff7514/
Bollauf71145/
Wolhafe7118/
Wollhaf719/
Wohllaib67198/
Bolaf6729/
Walaf6715/
Wolof679/
Welaf672/
Wahalaaf671/
Bollauff671/
Bouhlouf671/
Voelhauf671/
Wautlauf670/
Woolluff670/

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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
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  • 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 Wohlauf
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