Wohlfeld Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wohlfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohlfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4681:172,02020,234
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wohlfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wohlfeld occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 530,954th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,966,414 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wohlfeld are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 468 people, or 1 in 172,020. In Germany it is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 40 percent live, Saxony, where 23 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Wohlfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wohlfeld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,027 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wohlfeld Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wohlfeld earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 64.62% more than the national average, earning $71,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning $59,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohlfield9439/
Wohlfeldt947/
Wolfeld9374/
Wahlfeld8878/
Wolffeld8813/
Wolfield8811/
Wahlfeldt82180/
Wahlfield8248/
Whelfield821/
Wolffield820/
Wolfelt8020/
Walfeld801/
Bolfeld801/
Walfield75176/
Wolffelt7545/
Wahlfelt7514/
Walfeldt750/
Woolfelt750/
Wallfield711/
Wallfelt6316/
Valløfeldt561/
Balfelt535/
Wallfält5011/

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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 Wohlfeld
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