Wolfgard Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wolfgard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Wolfgard (13) may also be a first name.
Wolfgard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolfgard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolfgard is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolfgard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wolfgard reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia. Wolfgard is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name globally, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Wolfgard is most common in: Skåne County, where 67 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 33 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgardt | 94 | 13 | / |
| Wolfguard | 94 | 4 | / |
| Wolffgardt | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wolfgart | 88 | 44 | / |
| Wolfgarth | 82 | 31 | / |
| Wolfgarte | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wolf-Ogrady | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wulf Garraud | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wolf-Eckhardt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolf-Eckert | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wolff Korte | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Wolfgard
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