Wolf-Schmidt Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolf-Schmidt Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Wolf & Schmidt.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wolf-Schmidt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wolf-Schmidt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wolf-Schmidt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wolf-Schmidt is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolf-Schmidt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wolf-Schmidt are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wolf-Schmidt is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent live, Hesse, where 33 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfschmidt96516/
Wolf-Schmid967/
Wulf-Schmidt927/
Wolff-Schmid922/
Wolfschmit910/
Wolfschmitt87137/
Wulffschmidt839/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wolf-Schmidt
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