Wolfel Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wolfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Wolfel Last Name Facts

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

Wolfel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 629,292nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wolfel live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wolfel is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 1,075,546. In The United States Wolfel is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Arizona, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Wolfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolfel surname are 25.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Wolfel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning $39,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $56,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelfel923,001/
Wolfeld9274/
Wolfelt9220/
Wolffel929/
Wolhfel921/
Wolfiel920/
Wollfel920/
Wolfl9199/
Woelffel86326/
Wohlfiel8690/
Wolffelt8645/
Wolffeld8613/
Woelfell868/
Woellfel865/
Wohlfell863/
Woelfeel861/
Woolfell860/
Wohlfeel860/
Woolfelt860/
Woolfiel860/
Woelfl83261/
Wolfil831/
Walfel830/
Wohlfeldt807/
Wolfelová801/
Wolfelova801/
Walfeld771/
Wallfel770/
Volfl732/
Walfl731/
Wulffeld7194/
Wahlfeld7178/
Wallfelt7116/
Wahlfelt7114/
Wolflová719/
Walfeldt710/
Wuhllfel710/
Wolphiel710/
Wahlfeldt67180/
Bolfill622/
Wallfält5711/
Vulfeldt576/
Volflova571/
Valløfeldt501/

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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 Wolfel
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