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

The last name Wolfley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 331,780th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,535,916 people. The last name Wolfley is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wolfley are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,104 people, or 1 in 328,314. In The United States Wolfley is most common in: Utah, where 14 percent live, Idaho, where 12 percent live and Wyoming, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Guam, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Wolfley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolfley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolfley last name rose 642 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolfley are 33.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.59% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Wolfley
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