Wolfrey Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wolfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7661:473,18440,205
Canada631:584,85148,473
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Wolfrey Last Name Facts

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

Wolfrey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolfrey is the 412,606th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Wolfrey reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 473,184. In The United States Wolfrey is most common in: Virginia, where 57 percent are found, Maryland, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Wolfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolfrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolfrey surname increased 1,630 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolfrey are 34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolfrey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning $39,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolfrey93939/
Wolfreys9363/
Wollfrey935/
Wolfry920/
Woolfreys880/
Bolfrey86289/
Wolfryd8643/
Woolfry864/
Woolfre864/
Wolfree860/
Wolfrays8020/
Wohlfred801/
Wolfretz801/
Wolfreit800/
Walfre7717/
Volfre777/
Wolfra771/
Bolfry771/
Wolfrecht750/
Balfrey7170/
Valfrey7145/
Boulfre7112/
Boulfroy67342/
Wolfraad6749/
Boulfray6735/
Wolfradt6713/
Wolfrach672/
Woolfrid671/

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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 Wolfrey
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