Wolef Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Wolef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wolef Last Name Facts

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

Wolef is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wolef are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Wolef is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 58 percent live, Michigan, where 17 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 14 percent live.

Wolef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolef last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolef Last Name Statistics demography

Wolef earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.94% less than the national average, earning $32,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woslef910/
Wolefe910/
Wollefs8338/
Woledfe831/
Bolef8020/
Walef802/
Wolif801/
Wulef801/
Wolleb73202/
Wallef7329/
Walefe7318/
Boulef7312/
Waleff7311/
Weleff734/
Waleef732/
Volefe732/
Wolife732/
Woliff731/
Waledf731/
Wualef731/
Wohlew730/
Woolllief710/
Waleffe67134/
Hvoslef67100/
Walleff671/
Wallefe671/
Boullef671/
Bouleif671/
Voilesf671/
Wasleff671/
Woulife670/
Waulefs670/
Wooliff670/

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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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  • 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 Wolef
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