Wulfhorst Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wulfhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulfhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3321:242,48626,520
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wulfhorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wulfhorst occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulfhorst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 659,458th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Wulfhorst reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany Wulfhorst is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 70 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 5 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Wulfhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wulfhorst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wulfhorst last name grew 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wulfhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wulfhorst last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Wulfhorst earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $41,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $47,895 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wulfhorst
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