Woelm Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Woelm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1221:659,88151,431
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Woelm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woelm is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woelm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Woelm reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Woelm is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 659,881. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Berlin, where 38 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Woelm exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Woelm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woelm last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

Woelm earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woellm9120/
Welm8994/
Wolm8933/
Wellm80199/
Voelm8031/
Boelm8022/
Woolm8017/
Weelm807/
Welme807/
Wollm801/
Wielm801/
Wholm800/
Weslm800/
Wlm755/
Voellm73105/
Woulme7366/
Wellme736/
Weglim732/
Wehelm731/
Bohelm731/
Wilm671,996/
Belm67740/
Wölm67484/
Volm67461/
Wlem67226/
Velm67122/
Wiehalm6740/
Wlhm674/
Wålm672/
Wwlm671/
Vwlm671/
Uelm671/
Weillem670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Woelm
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