Wulfert Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wulfert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulfert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2921:62,3118,000
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Wülfert (136) are calculated separately.

Wulfert (49) may also be a first name.

Wulfert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wulfert is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Wülfert. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulfert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 239,952nd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,369,032 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wulfert live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wulfert is also the 1,430,306th most common first name worldwide, held by 49 people.

Wulfert is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,292 people, or 1 in 62,311. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Wulfert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wulfert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wulfert surname expanded 551 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wulfert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulfert last name are 24.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.91% registered with the party.

The amount Wulfert earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 39.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,000 per year and in United States they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $42,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wülfert95136/
Wulfaert9346/
Wulffert9312/
Wuilfert931/
Wuhlfert931/
Wulfertt931/
Wulferth931/
Wulffaert8852/
Wullfaert882/
Wolfert863,050/
Vulfert86336/
Wulferd862/
Wulfort861/
Wulfart860/
Woelfert80103/
Wülferth8023/
Wolhfert8022/
Wulfhart8012/
Wolferth8010/
Wolffert8010/
Wolfhert801/
Woolfert800/
Wulffhart7532/
Wolfheart7511/
Wholferth750/
Wolferd7185/
Volfert7127/
Wulford712/
Wulfred711/
Wulhfard671/
Woulford670/
Wolfirth670/
Woolferd670/
Volferd571/
Whilford536/
Woolfred531/
Whilfford506/

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Footnotes

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