Wolfley Surname

331,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Wolfley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1041:328,31429,798
Guam81:20,0153,029
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Wolfley Last Name Facts

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

Wolfley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 331,780th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,535,916 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wolfley live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wolfley is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,104 people, or 1 in 328,314. In The United States Wolfley is most prevalent in: Utah, where 14 percent live, Idaho, where 12 percent live and Wyoming, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Guam, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Wolfley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolfley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 642 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolfley last name are 33.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.59% registered with the party.

Wolfley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $45,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolfley9324/
Woelfley933/
Wolflley931/
Wolffley930/
Wolfle92239/
Wolfly923/
Woelfle86881/
Woulfle860/
Woolfle860/
Wolffle860/
Wollfle860/
Walfley860/
Woelfly860/
Woelffle8073/
Wolffler808/
Wolfla77128/
Wolfli7726/
Walfle770/
Woelfli7123/
Woelflé711/
Balfley711/
Woelfflé671/
Walffler671/
Whelphley630/
Valfly621/
Walfla620/
Bolfelli531/
Balfleih531/

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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
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  • 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 Wolfley
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