Woolff Surname

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

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
South Africa

Woolff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Woolff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolff is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woolff is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Woolff reside; 35 percent reside in Northern Europe and 32 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Woolff is most common in: Greater London, where 91 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Woolff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woolff has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woolff Last Name Statistics demography

Woolff earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 279.58% more than the national average, earning R 902,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolff91124,828/
Woolf9111,360/
Woolfe831,599/
Wolffe83765/
Wolffs83275/
Woulff8320/
Wollff8317/
Wholff832/
Wwolff832/
Wuolff830/
Woelff830/
Wolf80361,818/
Woulffe770/
Wolfe73127,498/
Wulff7324,156/
Volff73692/
Woulf73271/
Wollf73211/
Wholf73131/
Bolff7318/
Wolft7311/
Woelf738/
Wohlf735/
Walff734/
Wülff731/
Woëlf731/
Boolf731/
Wwolf730/
Woilf730/
Wolffová7122/
Wolffova712/
Woulfe672,122/
Wulffe6728/
Volffe6710/
Wollfe6710/
D'Wolf676/
Wollfs672/
Voolfe671/
Wullff671/
Wholfe671/

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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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  • 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 Woolff
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