Wölfing Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wölfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wölfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wölfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wölfing is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wölfing.

How Common Is The Last Name Wölfing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wölfing are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wölfing is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany Wölfing is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Thuringia, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Germany Wölfing exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wölffing9314/
Wlfing924/
Wilfing86996/
Wülfing86769/
Welfing86101/
Wuelfing80220/
Woelfing8017/
Wülffing801/
Welfings800/
Willfing800/
Vilfing716/
Wuelfng712/
Wilfeng710/

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