Wulf Surname

16,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Samoa

Wulf Surname Definition:

V. Wolf(e.

Wulf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21,8911:3,678398
United States5,5231:65,6277,658
Israel3,5351:2,421290
Brazil4641:461,36717,485
Samoa3651:531147
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Denmark1791:31,5353,275
Chile1571:112,2074,116
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Sweden1251:78,7745,875
Switzerland1131:72,6818,609
Russia1081:1,334,47394,603
Poland911:417,67944,209
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
France601:1,107,045119,335
Norway331:155,82719,235
American Samoa281:1,991404
England241:2,321,58686,519
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Austria151:567,69652,281
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

The alternate forms: Wülf (3) are calculated separately.

Wulf (5,107) may also be a first name.

Wulf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Wolf(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Vulf, a pet form of names beginning with Wolf (wolf), as Wolfbrand, Wolfgang and Wolfgard; dweller at the sign of the wolf; one with the qualities of a wolf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wulf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulf occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Wülf. For other possible spellings of Wulf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wulf is the 16,546th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 217,292 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Wulf live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 94,948th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 5,107 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 21,891 people, or 1 in 3,678. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Wulf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wulf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wulf surname grew 1,634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wulf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wulf last name are 25.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.81% registered with the party.

The amount Wulf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.23% more than the national average, earning 544,132 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.62% more than the national average, earning R 457,728 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wülf923/
Wulff8924,156/
Woulf89271/
Wulfe89115/
Wullf8990/
Wulfs896/
Woulfe802,122/
Wuilfe8040/
Wulffe8028/
Woulff8020/
Wullff801/
Wolf75361,818/
Vulf753,575/
Bulf75616/
Wulw7566/
Wulb751/
Wulfová734/
Woulffe730/
Wolff67124,828/
Woolf6711,360/
Wollf67211/
Wholf67131/
Baulf67110/
Vulff6752/
Vulfs6747/
Woelf678/
Vulfe673/
Voulf673/
Bulff671/
Wülff671/
Wwolf670/
Bullf670/

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