Wolfsteiner Surname

327,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wolfsteiner Surname User-submission:

This is a German and Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Wolfstein ('wolf's stone'), the name of a few places, typically in southern Germany or in Austria.

Wolfsteiner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7591:106,06813,100
Austria3161:26,9484,258
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wolfsteiner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German and Austrian surname, denoting someone who came from Wolfstein ('wolf's stone'), the name of a few places, typically in southern Germany or in Austria.

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Wolfsteiner Last Name Facts

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

Wolfsteiner is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolfsteiner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 327,907th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,437,761 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wolfsteiner live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 106,068. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 86 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 28 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Wolfsteiner Last Name Statistics demography

Wolfsteiner earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 36.24% less than the national average, earning $31,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolfssteiner961/
Wolfstiener910/
Woolfstine860/
Wolfstyne800/

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