Wolfrom Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

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

Wolfrom Surname User-submission:

This name comes from Alsatian patois and means 'pious wolf'.

Wolfrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7231:501,32642,168
Germany1451:555,21045,787
France521:1,277,360130,443
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Wolfrom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from Alsatian patois and means 'pious wolf'.

- benoitwolf

Wolfrom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolfrom is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wolfrom.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfrom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 373,425th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,591,194 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wolfrom live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 501,326. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Wolfrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolfrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolfrom last name rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolfrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolfrom surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolfrom earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.01% more than the national average, earning $49,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.97% less than the national average, earning $37,275 CAD per year.

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