Wölfling Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Wölfling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wölfling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Wölfling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wölfling occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wölfling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wölfling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wölfling is the 1,111,382nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wölfling live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 482,069. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 69 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wölfling exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wölffling9423/
Wilfling881,766/
Welfling8874/
Wölflingová841/
Woelfling8267/
Wellfling821/
Willfling821/
Wilflin8011/
Welflin8010/
Woelflin75131/
Velfling7536/
Wilflink751/
Wilflingová747/
Woelfflin7137/
Welflen671/
Woelflen634/

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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 Wölfling
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