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Where Does The Last Name Wolfe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wolfe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Wolfé. For other possible spellings of Wolfe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,416^th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 57,158 people. The surname Wolfe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wolfe live; 94 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolfe is also the 341,591^st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 599 people.

Wolfe is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 111,635 people, or 1 in 3,247. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Wolfe occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Wolfe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wolfe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 377 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 339 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolfe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wolfe surname is principally Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wolfe surname are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wolfe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning 262,767 kr per year; in Peru they earn 32.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,618 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning R 229,056 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,806 CAD per year.