Wolfer Surname
Approximately 4,927 people bear this surname
Wolfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,006 | 1:180,687 | 18,064 |
| Germany | 1,465 | 1:54,953 | 7,129 |
| France | 621 | 1:106,961 | 15,848 |
| Switzerland | 485 | 1:16,934 | 2,779 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 239 | 1:210,120 | 18,069 |
Wolfer (38) may also be a first name.
Wolfer Demographics
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Wolfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolfer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolfer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,512th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,479,104 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Wolfer live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolfer is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 38 people.
The surname Wolfer is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,006 people, or 1 in 180,687. In The United States Wolfer is mostly found in: New York, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Oregon, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Wolfer is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.
Wolfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wolfer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wolfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wolfer surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wolfer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $47,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning $58,661 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolffer | 92 | 487 | / |
| Woelfer | 92 | 329 | / |
| Wolferz | 92 | 16 | / |
| Woolfer | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wolfejr | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wolfeer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wolfear | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wohlfer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wollfer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woulfer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Woilfer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wohlfert | 86 | 274 | / |
| Woelffer | 86 | 180 | / |
| Wolhfert | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wolferth | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wolffert | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wolfhert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woellfer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woolferd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Woolfert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bolfer | 83 | 139 | / |
| Volfer | 83 | 93 | / |
| Walfer | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wulfer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wolfgeher | 80 | 158 | / |
| Wohlfehrt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wohlferdt | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wohlferdd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wholferth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wohlferth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Volfert | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wolpher | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wolfire | 77 | 21 | / |
| Woolfre | 77 | 4 | / |
| Volferd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wulffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boulfer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wallfer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wulffert | 71 | 12 | / |
| Volferre | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wulfertt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wulferth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuhlfert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolfirth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bulfer | 67 | 353 | / |
| Valfer | 67 | 95 | / |
| Balfer | 67 | 27 | / |
| Walfre | 67 | 17 | / |
| Volfre | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vulfer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Walfjr | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wolfer
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