Wolfrath Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wolfrath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3761:214,11024,191
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wolfrath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolfrath is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfrath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolfrath is the 610,848th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. The last name Wolfrath is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wolfrath are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 214,110. In Germany Wolfrath is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 33 percent live, Bremen, where 21 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 8 percent live.

Wolfrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolfrath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolfrath surname rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfrath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolfrath surname are 49.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95.83% registered to vote for the political party.

Wolfrath earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.69% more than the national average, earning $54,233 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollfrath940/
Wolfrat93122/
Wolfradt8813/
Wolffradt8218/
Wolffratt821/
Wolfraad7549/
Wolfrost750/
Wolfreit750/
Wolfrod679/
Boulfrad63548/
Woolfrod632/
Walfrod531/
Valfroit500/

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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 Wolfrath
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