Wolvaardt Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wolvaardt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolvaardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7051:76,8489,543
England191:2,932,529101,561
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wolvaardt Last Name Facts

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

Wolvaardt is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolvaardt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolvaardt is the 457,199th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. Wolvaardt is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wolvaardt reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 705 people, or 1 in 76,848. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, North West, where 16 percent reside and Limpopo, where 15 percent reside. Beside South Africa Wolvaardt occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Wolvaardt Last Name Statistics demography

Wolvaardt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.2% more than the national average, earning R 425,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolvaard9443/
Wolvaart943/
Welvaart82146/
Walvaart8255/
Wolvert75112/
Wolbart7551/
Welvart755/
Bolvard753/
Bolvart751/
Wolverd751/
Wolward751/
Volvart751/
Wolvord750/
Welvaert711,089/
Woolward71313/
Boulvard7171/
Welveart7116/
Wohlwart719/
Walvaert711/
Woulward711/
Bollbardt671/
Wohlwarth671/
Wollwarts670/

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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 Wolvaardt
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