Woofe Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Woofe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woofe is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woofe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Woofe are found; 76 percent are found in Australasia and 76 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Woofe is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 133,186. In New Zealand Woofe is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 47 percent live, Taranaki Region, where 18 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 15 percent live. Barring New Zealand this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Woofe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woofe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woofe last name expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woofe Last Name Statistics demography

Woofe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.45% less than the national average, earning $30,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woofey912/
Woofie912/
Woof891,334/
Wofe8932/
Woodfer830/
Wooff80676/
Boofe8022/
Woife8011/
Woffe807/
Wofer802/
Woofy801/
Woofs801/
Wosfe801/
Woufe800/
Wof75129/
Woodfy7313/
Wosfea731/
Wouffe731/
Wofeah731/
Woffed731/
Wodfee730/
Wafe67573/
Bofe67449/
Woow67363/
Woff67239/
Boof6778/
Wofa6746/
Wofi6717/
Woif674/
Wozf674/
Woft674/
Wouf673/
Wofs672/
Woef672/
Vofe671/
Woov671/
Wwof671/
Woiffeu671/
Wouffer671/
Wgof671/
Woev671/
Wufe671/
Hwof671/
Wopf670/
Woffett670/
Woofitt670/
Wodffer670/

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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 Woofe
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