Wulfing Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wulfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Wülfing (769) are calculated separately.

Wulfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wulfing is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Wülfing. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulfing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wulfing reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 16 percent reside, Minnesota, where 15 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Wulfing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wulfing surname are 15.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wulfing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wülfing95769/
Woulfing931/
Wulffing931/
Wulfingh930/
Wolfing8690/
Wulfimg861/
Bulfing860/
Woelfing8017/
Wolffing8015/
Wülffing801/
Wulffeng800/
Wolfink712/

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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 Wulfing
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