Wollfe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wollfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wollfe Last Name Facts

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

Wollfe is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollfe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wollfe is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wollfe are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Wollfe is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent live, Colorado, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Wollfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wollfe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollfe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Wollfe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollfey921/
Wollfer920/
Wollfie920/
Wolfe91127,498/
Wollf91211/
Woulfe832,122/
Woolfe831,599/
Wolffe83765/
Wolfie8322/
Wollff8317/
Wolfee8315/
Wolfey839/
Woelfe835/
Wollfs832/
Wolfet831/
Wolfje831/
Wholfe831/
Wallfe831/
Wolfge830/
Wolf80361,818/
Woolfey7712/
Wolffes772/
Woolfie772/
Wolffee772/
Wolfetz771/
Wolfeer771/
Wohlfer771/
Wolfgeh771/
Woolfee771/
Woulffe770/
Woulfer770/
Woolfes770/
Wallfer770/
Woilfer770/
Wolff73124,828/
Woolf7311,360/
Bolfe73580/
Woulf73271/
Volfe73166/
Wholf73131/
Wulfe73115/
Wolfi7370/
Vollf7314/
Walfe7314/
Wallf7311/
Wolft7311/
Wolfy736/
Wohlf735/
Wolfa734/
Wollw731/
Woëlf731/
Wolfé731/
Wwolf730/
Woilf730/
Wallfesh718/
Wolfeová712/
Wolfhead711/
Wolffett710/
Wolffs67275/
Volfer6793/
Bolfea6784/
Wuilfe6740/
Woolff6734/
Wulffe6728/
Woulff6720/
Walfei6717/
Volffe6710/
D'Wolf676/
Wholff672/
Wwolff672/
Wulfee671/
Voolfe671/
Bolfee671/
Bolfeh671/
Wulfet671/
Boulfe670/
Wolfay670/
Woolfy670/
Wuolff670/

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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 Wollfe
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