Wolfhard Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolfhard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfhard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wolfhard (2,223) may also be a first name.

Wolfhard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolfhard is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfhard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolfhard is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Wolfhard reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 158,556th most common first name at a global level, held by 2,223 people.

The surname Wolfhard is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Bavaria, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Wolfhard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolfhard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolfhard last name grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfhard Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wolfhard earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 215.48% more than the national average, earning $136,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $55,180 CAD per year.

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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 Wolfhard
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