Wolfgang Surname
Approximately 5,807 people bear this surname
Wolfgang Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Wolf-Going (prob. orig. a nickname for a wolf-tracker) [Ger. O.H.Ger. wolf + Ger. O.H.Ger. gang, going]
Read More About This SurnameWolfgang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,679 | 1:98,521 | 10,956 |
| Germany | 1,144 | 1:70,372 | 8,968 |
| Austria | 225 | 1:37,846 | 6,110 |
| Tanzania | 140 | 1:378,154 | 27,501 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Japan | 49 | 1:2,609,067 | 31,334 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 392 | 1:128,109 | 12,343 |
Wolfgang (1,189,173) may also be a first name.
Wolfgang Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Wolf-Going (prob. orig. a nickname for a wolf-tracker) [Ger. O.H.Ger. wolf + Ger. O.H.Ger. gang, going]
User-submitted Reference
(Hebrew, Danish) This surname is a combination of the old Danish words wolf, meaning 'wolf', and gant, meaning 'big', 'huge', 'great'. Besides the regular 'wolf', the first element also occurs in Old High German as the combining form -olf. The earliest reference of the name being used was in the 16th century. The name Wolfegant is primarily a male name of Hebrew-Danish origin that means 'walking the wolf path'.
- domenicopierroWolfgang Demographics
Average Male Wolfgang Height
176.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wolfgang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolfgang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolfgang occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wolfgang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolfgang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 83,392nd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,254,959 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wolfgang reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 696th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 1,189,173 people.
Wolfgang is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,679 people, or 1 in 98,521. In The United States Wolfgang is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Wolfgang exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
Wolfgang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wolfgang has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolfgang surname rose 939 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wolfgang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wolfgang surname are 14.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.05% registered with the party.
The amount Wolfgang earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning 400,415 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $42,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning $35,450 CAD per year.
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