Wolfert Surname

145,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wolfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0451:346,85131,135
Germany1,0111:79,63010,059
Netherlands5621:30,0484,961
France1571:423,07561,574
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Canada611:604,02649,778
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England61:9,286,343223,652
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Wolfert (101) may also be a first name.

Wolfert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolfert is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolfert is the 145,545th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,389,359 people. The surname Wolfert occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wolfert are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wolfert is also the 940,641st most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 101 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,045 people, or 1 in 346,851. In The United States Wolfert is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found.

Wolfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolfert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolfert last name grew 577 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolfert last name are 25.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolfert earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $25,732,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.42% more than the national average, earning $49,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $47,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfertz93591/
Wohlfert93274/
Woelfert93103/
Wolfaert9359/
Wolferts9341/
Wolhfert9322/
Wolferth9310/
Wolffert9310/
Wolfhert931/
Woolfert930/
Wolfferts8818/
Wohlfehrt8815/
Wohlferdt8812/
Wolfheart8811/
Wolhlfert881/
Wohlferth880/
Wholferth880/
Wolfart862,204/
Wulfert861,668/
Wülfert86136/
Wolferd8685/
Wolfort8668/
Bolfert8641/
Volfert8627/
Walfert862/
Wolfret861/
Wolfertová822/
Wohlfart802,018/
Wolfarth801,410/
Wolforth80152/
Wolfahrt80148/
Wohlfort80138/
Volferts80122/
Wohlferd8090/
Wollfart8023/
Wülferth8023/
Woolfort8019/
Wolfhart8016/
Wolfardt8016/
Wolfordt8016/
Wulffert8012/
Wolffart8011/
Wolfaart8011/
Wolffort805/
Wulferth801/
Wulfertt801/
Wuhlfert801/
Wuilfert801/
Woolferd800/
Wolfortt800/
Wolfirth800/
Wolvfort800/
Wolforht800/
Wohlfahrt756,253/
Wohlfarth754,719/
Wolfaardt752,755/
Wohlforth75146/
Wollfarth7576/
Wolffarth7535/
Wolhfarth7516/
Wohlfardt759/
Wolfforth752/
Wohlfartt751/
Wohlferdd751/
Wolfahart751/
Wolhfahrt751/
Wolhfhart751/
Wollforth751/
Woolfarth751/
Wholfahrt751/
Wollfahrt751/
Wolfhardt751/
Wollfardt751/
Wohlfhart751/
Wolfaartd751/
Wholforth750/
Wholfardt750/
Woolforth750/
Wolford7114,575/
Wolfard71443/
Vulfert71336/
Volfart71307/
Walfort71204/
Wolfred7188/
Wolffhardt7161/
Walfart7143/
Wohlfahrth7112/
Wohlfahart715/
Bolferd714/
Wolfhaardt712/
Wulferd712/
Volferd711/
Walfret711/
Walferd710/
Wholfhardt710/
Volfort710/
Woolford678,558/
Wohlford671,649/
Wolfford67216/
Wolfaard67128/
Wolfhard6785/
Wohlfard6736/
Woilford6712/
Wollford6711/
Wahlfort675/
Volfardt674/
Wolhford674/
Woolfard672/
Wholford672/
Walfarth672/
Wohlfred671/
Woolfred671/
Walforth670/
Woulford670/

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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 Wolfert
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