Wolfreys Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wolfreys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolfreys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States91:40,273,215872,126
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wolfreys Last Name Facts

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

Wolfreys occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfreys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolfreys is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wolfreys live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wolfreys is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,052,731. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 89 percent live and Manitoba, where 11 percent live. Outside of Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wolfreys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolfreys has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wolfreys last name grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfreys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wolfreys earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 54.87% more than the national average, earning $66,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $46,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolfreys940/
Wolfrey93845/
Woolfrey88939/
Wolfries8826/
Wolfrays8820/
Wollfrey885/
Wolfry860/
Woolfries82160/
Bolfrey80289/
Wolfryd8043/
Woolfry804/
Woolfre804/
Wolfree800/
Wohlfred751/
Wolfretz751/
Wolfreit750/
Wolfrise750/
Walfre7117/
Volfre717/
Wahlfreds714/
Bolfry711/
Wolfra711/
Wolfrecht710/
Balfrey6770/
Valfrey6745/
Boulfre6712/
Balfres671/

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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 Wolfreys
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