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 occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfhard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolfhard is the 2,034,059th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Wolfhard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Wolfhard live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wolfhard is also the 158,556th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 2,223 people.

The last name Wolfhard is most common in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany Wolfhard is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Wolfhard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolfhard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolfhard surname increased 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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