Wollf Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Aruba

Wollf Surname Definition:

(English, German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf; descendant of Vulf, a pet form of names beginning with Wolf (wolf), as Wolfbrand, Wolfgang and Wolfgard.

Wollf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada691:533,99444,923
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Norway91:571,36544,190
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Wollf (12) may also be a first name.

Wollf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) Dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the characteristics of a wolf; descendant of Vulf, a pet form of names beginning with Wolf (wolf), as Wolfbrand, Wolfgang and Wolfgard.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wollf Last Name Facts

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

Wollf occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,140,742nd most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wollf are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wollf is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 533,994. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 51 percent live, Manitoba, where 23 percent live and Alberta, where 16 percent live. Outside of Canada it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.

Wollf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wollf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wollf last name contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wollf surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Wollf earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning 270,825 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.41% less than the national average, earning $27,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollff9117/
Wollfe9110/
Wollfs912/
Wolf89361,818/
Wolfe80127,498/
Wolff80124,828/
Woolf8011,360/
Woulf80271/
Wholf80131/
Wullf8090/
Vollf8014/
Wolft8011/
Wallf8011/
Woelf808/
Wohlf805/
Wollw801/
Woëlf801/
Woilf800/
Wwolf800/
Woulfe732,122/
Woolfe731,599/
Wolffe73765/
Wolffs73275/
Woolff7334/
Woulff7320/
D'Wolf736/
Wholff732/
Wwolff732/
Wholfe731/
Wallfe731/
Wullff731/
Wuolff730/
Woelff730/
Wulf6733,538/
Volf6717,265/
Wolfová672,531/
Bolf671,596/
Walf67154/
Wolfova6725/
Wolb678/
Wolw674/
Wülf673/
Uolf673/
Wolv672/
Woulffe670/

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