Wolffs Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wolffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
United States301:12,081,964463,456
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Wolffs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolffs is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolffs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 950,707th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Wolffs reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wolffs is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 137,294. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 72 percent live, North Brabant, where 17 percent live and Gelderland, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Wolffs occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Wolffs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolffs last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wolffs earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.52% more than the national average, earning R 352,944 per year and in United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolff91124,828/
Wolfs915,641/
Wolffe83765/
Woolff8334/
Woulff8320/
Wollff8317/
Wollfs832/
Wholff832/
Wwolff832/
Woolfs831/
Wolfse831/
Wuolff830/
Wolf80361,818/
Woulffe770/
Wolfe73127,498/
Woolf7311,360/
Volff73692/
Woulf73271/
Wollf73211/
Wholf73131/
Volfs7359/
Bolff7318/
Wolft7311/
Wulfs736/
Wohlf735/
Walff734/
Woëlf731/
Woilf730/
Walfs730/
Wwolf730/
Wolffová7122/
Wolffova712/
Wolfsová711/
Woulfe672,122/
Woolfe671,599/
Wolfseher67152/
Wulfse67114/
Volffe6710/
Wollfe6710/
D'Wolf676/
Wholfe671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wolffs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis