Wolfes Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolfes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1091:738,58255,640
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wolfes Last Name Facts

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

Wolfes is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Wolfes reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Wolfes is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Berlin, where 14 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Wolfes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolfes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolfes last name increased 280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolfes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolfes last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Wolfes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% more than the national average, earning $63,609 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolffes922/
Wolfies921/
Woolfes920/
Wulfes83629/
Wolfis8378/
Bolfes830/
Wolffis77348/
Wolfish77130/
Wolfisz7719/
Wolferz7716/
Wolfiss773/
Wulffes771/
Wolfetz771/
Wolphes770/
Wolfisch7113/
Wallfesh718/
Wolfyx673/
Volfis671/
Balfes670/
Walfish62383/
Walfisz6251/
Balfesh624/
Wolfych621/
Wolfich621/
Wulfish620/
Walfisch5798/
Balfeiss570/
Wallfisch5367/
Balfis501/
Valfis501/

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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 Wolfes
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