Wulf Surname
Approximately 33,538 people bear this surname
Wulf Surname Definition:
V. Wolf(e.
Wulf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21,891 | 1:3,678 | 398 |
| United States | 5,523 | 1:65,627 | 7,658 |
| Israel | 3,535 | 1:2,421 | 290 |
| Brazil | 464 | 1:461,367 | 17,485 |
| Samoa | 365 | 1:531 | 147 |
| Australia | 232 | 1:116,361 | 12,902 |
| Denmark | 179 | 1:31,535 | 3,275 |
| Chile | 157 | 1:112,207 | 4,116 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| Sweden | 125 | 1:78,774 | 5,875 |
| Switzerland | 113 | 1:72,681 | 8,609 |
| Russia | 108 | 1:1,334,473 | 94,603 |
| Poland | 91 | 1:417,679 | 44,209 |
| Argentina | 86 | 1:497,016 | 36,727 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| New Zealand | 61 | 1:74,235 | 10,965 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| American Samoa | 28 | 1:1,991 | 404 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 338 | 1:148,576 | 13,812 |
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.
(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.
Wulf Demographics
Average Male Wulf Height
177.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wulf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wulf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wulf occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Wülf. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wulf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,546th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 217,292 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Wulf live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wulf is also the 94,948th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 5,107 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 21,891 people, or 1 in 3,678. In Germany it is mostly 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. Besides Germany this surname 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 carrying the Wulf last name expanded 1,634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wulf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wulf surname are 25.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.81% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wülf | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wulff | 89 | 24,156 | / |
| Woulf | 89 | 271 | / |
| Wulfe | 89 | 115 | / |
| Wullf | 89 | 90 | / |
| Wulfs | 89 | 6 | / |
| Woulfe | 80 | 2,122 | / |
| Wuilfe | 80 | 40 | / |
| Wulffe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Woulff | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wullff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolf | 75 | 361,818 | / |
| Vulf | 75 | 3,575 | / |
| Bulf | 75 | 616 | / |
| Wulw | 75 | 66 | / |
| Wulb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wulfová | 73 | 4 | / |
| Woulffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wolff | 67 | 124,828 | / |
| Woolf | 67 | 11,360 | / |
| Wollf | 67 | 211 | / |
| Wholf | 67 | 131 | / |
| Baulf | 67 | 110 | / |
| Vulff | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vulfs | 67 | 47 | / |
| Woelf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vulfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voulf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bulff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wülff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwolf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bullf | 67 | 0 | / |
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