Wolvey Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wolvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:773,86242,299
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Wolvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolvey is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolvey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Wolvey is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wolvey live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

Wolvey is most frequent in England, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 773,862. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 42 percent reside, East Sussex, where 24 percent reside and Surrey, where 14 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Wolvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolvey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolve9159/
Volvey834/
Walvey831/
Woolvet7714/
Woolves770/
Wholbey770/
Wollvee770/
Woolbey770/
Walve73536/
Bolvy7367/
Welve7334/
Bolve7312/
Volve7311/
Walvy739/
Wolvi737/
Wolue733/
Volvy731/
Woolvett71265/
Wolveich7112/
Whoolbey710/
Walbey6773/
Volvet6743/
Volver6738/
Boulve6716/
Woluhe677/
Volves676/
Wolvat672/
Valvey672/
Wollwe672/
Wolbeh671/
Wolway671/
Wolwee671/
Balvey671/
Woluer671/
Wolbee671/
Walvae671/
Walvie671/
Walvyo671/
Velvey670/
Bolwey670/

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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 Wolvey
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