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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wolahan are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States it is primarily found in: Colorado, where 15 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 39 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Wolahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolahan last name rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 296 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wolahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wolahan are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wolahan
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