Wolfgang Surname

83,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

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]

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Wolfgang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6791:98,52110,956
Germany1,1441:70,3728,968
Austria2251:37,8466,110
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
Australia851:317,59627,389
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
England261:2,143,00282,017
Greece221:503,62763,727
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Israel131:658,28045,106
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
France51:13,284,544357,392
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:128,10912,343

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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'.

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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolffgang9466/
Wuolfgang944/
Woilfgang941/
Woolfgang941/
Wollfgang941/
Woulfgang940/
Wolfgong88105/
Volfgang8826/
Wulfgang883/
Walfgang880/
Wolfgangová842/
Wolphgang821/
Wullfgang820/
Volfgangová747/

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