Wolfam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wolfam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wolfam 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
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wolfam (10) may also be a first name.

Wolfam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolfam occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wolfam reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Wolfam is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and West Sussex, where 50 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent are found and Poland, where 20 percent are found.

Wolfam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolfam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolfam surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Wolfgam922/
Wolfan8317/
Wolfom831/
Walfam831/
Wolfgaham801/
Wolfean7716/
Boulfam771/
Wolfeum770/
Wolfheim7119/
Wolfgahn712/
Wollfgan711/
Wolffean710/
Wohlfant710/
Bolfan67159/
Wolfanová678/
Walfan677/
Wolffheim674/
Wolfon674/
Balfam670/
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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 Wolfam
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