Wolfendale Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wolfendale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfendale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4451:125,20912,540
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wolfendale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolfendale is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wolfendale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfendale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 523,160th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Wolfendale live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

Wolfendale is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 445 people, or 1 in 125,209. In England Wolfendale is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 49 percent are found, Greater London, where 7 percent are found and Cheshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Wolfendale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolfendale has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wolfendale surname expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfendale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolfendale surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wolfendale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 388.45% more than the national average, earning R 1,160,740 per year and in United States they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $44,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfindale9053/
Wolfendall900/
Wolfendole900/
Wolfondale900/
Woolfindale860/
Wolfendil845/
Wilfindale800/
Wolfendiel800/
Wolff-Nittel551/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolfendale
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