Wolp Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wolp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wolp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolp occurs most in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolp? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Wolp occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wolp live; 88 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil Wolp is most common in: São Paulo, where 45 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 27 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent are found. Barring Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Chile, where 4 percent are found.

Wolp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolp surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolpe89472/
Wolph89123/
Wolpp8943/
Woelp892/
Wolpz892/
Wojlp891/
Wollp891/
Woolp890/
Walp751,174/
Volp75726/
Wulp75161/
Wolb758/
Uolp751/
Bolp750/
Volpe6748,966/
Volpp67819/
Walpe67211/
Voelp6781/
Volps6723/
Wulpe673/
Bolph672/
Walph672/
Vollp672/
Uolpe671/
Volph671/
Walpz671/
Walpp671/
Whelp670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wolp
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