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Where Does The Last Name Wolff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wolff is found most in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wolff is the 4,500^th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 58,381 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wolff reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wolff is also the 441,679^th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 385 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 59,154 people, or 1 in 1,361. In Germany Wolff is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in 109 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Wolff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wolff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolff last name increased 954 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 195 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wolff last name is chiefly Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wolff surname are 12.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wolff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.43% more than the national average, earning 534,454 kr per year; in Peru they earn 67.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,253 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.45% more than the national average, earning R 371,796 per year; in Colombia they earn 60.08% more than the national average, earning $36,341,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,704 CAD per year.