Wolve Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wolve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wolve Last Name Facts

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

Wolve is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolve? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolve is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Wolve reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wolve is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 496,682. In The Netherlands Wolve is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 47 percent reside, Utrecht, where 21 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Wolve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolve has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wolve surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolvey9173/
Woolvet8314/
Woolves830/
Wollvee830/
Walve80536/
Welve8034/
Bolve8012/
Volve8011/
Wolvi807/
Wolue803/
Woolvett77265/
Wolveich7712/
Volvet7343/
Volver7338/
Boulve7316/
Woluhe737/
Volves736/
Volvey734/
Wollwe732/
Walvie731/
Wolwee731/
Wolbeh731/
Walvey731/
Woluer731/
Wolbee731/
Wallver673/
Volhver671/
Woolbey670/
Woolwer670/
Wholbey670/

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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
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  • 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 Wolve
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