Wolahan Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wolahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Ireland711:66,3234,252
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wolahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolahan occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wolahan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wolahan live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wolahan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 15 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 39 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Wolahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolahan surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 296 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wolahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wolahan last name is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wolahan last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Wolahan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning $56,336 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woulahan9346/
Woolahan9318/
Wholahan9316/
Wollahan931/
Hwolahan930/
Woolahand880/
Whollahan880/
Walahan8615/
Woolhan861/
Wulahan861/
Wolhain861/
Welahan860/
Wolan831,701/
Whelahan8095/
Wallahan8036/
Boulahan802/
Bollahan801/
Waulahan801/
Hbolahan801/
Whalahan800/
Woolhand800/
Wholaham800/
Wollaham800/
Wollan77860/
Wohlan77232/
Walaan77214/
Bolhan77145/
Woelan7771/
Wolant7770/
Walhan7763/
Welhan7759/
Woolan7747/
Wolian778/
Bolaan773/
Volhan773/
Wulhan772/
Wolean772/
Wolane772/
Wolham771/
Wolohn771/
Woulan771/
Wolank771/
Wolann771/
Bolahn771/
Wholan770/
Wheelahan75370/
Wolaschen751/
Woollhand750/
Whallahan750/
Boulhan71628/
Wohland71484/
Wolhein71316/
Woolham71221/
Walhain71184/
Wollank7188/
Wooland7144/
Wholean7134/
Wahalon7130/
Walaham7130/
Bollaan7124/
Wolandt7117/
Wohlann7113/
Woollan719/
Wollant718/
Wahalan716/
Walhane715/
Woyland714/
Wahlaan713/
Walgahn713/
Wollamn712/
Woolgan711/
Wollanc711/
Woolank711/
Whelahn711/
Woiland711/
Volhand711/
Woullan711/
Wollham711/
Wojlant711/
Bolahyn711/
Woilian711/
Walhaan711/
Wuylhan711/
Wholham710/
Woolain710/
Wootlan710/
Woolean710/
Wulan6731,904/
Bolan675,350/
Welan671,572/
Walan671,140/
Volan67445/
Wollangk67189/
Woolland67134/
Wollandt6757/
Wolon6752/
Wolochen6750/
Wolochin6738/
Wolochyn6721/
Wuolanne6716/
Wolam675/
Wheelhan673/
Wolaszyn672/
Ballahan671/
Wahalang671/
Woillian671/
Wootland671/
Uolan671/
Wahalane671/
Wallhain671/
Woilandt671/
Wolań671/
Wahliang671/
Vhulahan671/
Woiliang671/
Woollain670/
Woollane670/
Wollhein670/
Wallaham670/

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