Woulf Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Woulf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Woulf Last Name Facts

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

Woulf is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woulf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 961,438th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Woulf occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Woulf reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 49 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States Woulf is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Woulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woulf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woulf last name increased 394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woulf last name are 32.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

Woulf earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $43,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woulfe912,122/
Woulff9120/
Wolf89361,818/
Wulf8933,538/
Woulffe830/
Wolfe80127,498/
Wolff80124,828/
Wulff8024,156/
Woolf8011,360/
Wollf80211/
Wholf80131/
Wulfe80115/
Wullf8090/
Wolft8011/
Woelf808/
Wulfs806/
Wohlf805/
Voulf803/
Woëlf801/
Wwolf800/
Woilf800/
Woolfe731,599/
Wolffe73765/
Wolffs73275/
Wuilfe7340/
Woolff7334/
Wulffe7328/
Wollff7317/
Wollfe7310/
D'Wolf736/
Wwolff732/
Wholff732/
Wollfs732/
Wholfe731/
Wullff731/
Wualef731/
Woelff730/
Wuolff730/
Volf6717,265/
Vulf673,575/
Wolfová672,531/
Bolf671,596/
Bulf67616/
Walf67154/
Wulw6766/
Wolfova6725/
Wolb678/
Wulfová674/
Wolw674/
Uolf673/
Wülf673/
Wolv672/
Wulb671/
Ualf671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woulf
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