Wolffe Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Wolffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:772,83460,026
Bermuda681:960155
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Argentina541:791,54552,685
England301:1,857,26974,552
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Wolffe (12) may also be a first name.

Wolffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolffe is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 445,853rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. The surname Wolffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Wolffe are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wolffe is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 772,834. In The United States Wolffe is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Bermuda, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Wolffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolffe last name increased 579 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolffe last name are 31.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.85% registered with the party.

The amount Wolffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.49% less than the national average, earning R 146,160 per year; in United States they earn 26.37% more than the national average, earning $54,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning $47,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolffes922/
Wolffee922/
Woulffe920/
Wolfe91127,498/
Wolff91124,828/
Wolffett860/
Woulfe832,122/
Woolfe831,599/
Wolffs83275/
Woolff8334/
Wulffe8328/
Wolfie8322/
Woulff8320/
Wollff8317/
Wolfee8315/
Wollfe8310/
Volffe8310/
Wolfey839/
Woelfe835/
Wwolff832/
Wholff832/
Wolfet831/
Wolfje831/
Wholfe831/
Wolfge830/
Wuolff830/
Wolf80361,818/
Wolffis77348/
Woolfey7712/
Woolfie772/
Wulffes771/
Wohlfer771/
Wolfeer771/
Wolfetz771/
Wolfgeh771/
Wulffer771/
Wollfey771/
Woolfee771/
Wollfie770/
Woilfer770/
Wollfer770/
Woolfes770/
Woulfer770/
Woolf7311,360/
Volff73692/
Bolfe73580/
Woulf73271/
Wollf73211/
Volfe73166/
Wholf73131/
Wulfe73115/
Wolfi7370/
Bolff7318/
Walfe7314/
Wolft7311/
Wolfy736/
Wohlf735/
Wolfa734/
Walff734/
Woëlf731/
Wolfé731/
Wwolf730/
Woilf730/
Wolffová7122/
Wolffova712/
Wolfeová712/
Wolfhead711/
Volfer6793/
Bolfea6784/
Bulffe6771/
Wuilfe6740/
Walfei6717/
D'Wolf676/
Wollfs672/
Bolfeh671/
Bolfee671/
Wulfee671/
Wallfe671/
Wulfet671/
Volffi671/
Bolffi671/
Voolfe671/
Boulfe670/
Wolfay670/
Woolfy670/

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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 Wolffe
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