Wolak Surname

45,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8,6341:4,402480
United States2,0361:178,02517,835
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Germany1011:797,08458,657
France591:1,125,809120,603
England541:1,031,81650,675
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Australia381:710,41347,396
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Norway221:233,74025,571
Austria211:405,49741,758
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Jersey11:99,2026,620

The alternate forms: Wolák (10) are calculated separately.

Wolak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolak has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wolák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolak is the 45,836th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 644,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Wolak live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 8,634 people, or 1 in 4,402. Beside Poland this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wolak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolak last name are 0.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.77% less than the national average, earning 281,113 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.31% less than the national average, earning R 82,428 per year; in United States they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $49,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $50,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolák9310/
Wollak91298/
Woolak91126/
Wolack9153/
Wolake911/
Wollack83187/
Woulake832/
Wolliak832/
Woitlak831/
Woylack831/
Wojtlak831/
Woelack830/
Walak80833/
Volak80259/
Wolok80180/
Welak80112/
Uolak801/
Wolax801/
Wolaková775/
Wollaugk770/
Walake73744/
Boliak73605/
Bolyak73235/
Voliak73186/
Volyak73134/
Volack73102/
Bolhak7392/
Volakh7382/
Wallak7377/
Welack7363/
Wolock7359/
Walack7340/
Wollák7330/
Vollak7329/
Woloks7323/
Waulak7315/
Volake7310/
Wolhok735/
Waslak735/
Volaks734/
Walaak733/
Walatk733/
Waleak732/
Walaik732/
Bolaik732/
Wolosk732/
Bohlak732/
Waliak732/
Woloke731/
Voolak731/
Wullak731/
Boylak731/
Wulake731/
Wolook730/
Wollac730/
Wallack671,247/
Bollack67449/
Volakhe67254/
Vollack67221/
Wollock6783/
Woulouk6773/
Wallake6747/
Watlack6731/
Wehlack6718/
Wallask6716/
Bolhack6714/
Waliake6710/
Boulakh6710/
Wollhag679/
Wollaug676/
Woolock676/
Walaike675/
Boulhak674/
Wolhaug673/
Boulaik673/
Voilaks673/
Wullake672/
Wählack672/
Walaszk672/
Walhake672/
Bouhlak672/
Wholeyk671/
Waslauk671/
Vholhak671/
Woloske671/
Walassk671/
Boulack671/
Wuliake671/
Waleake671/
Walacke671/
Walyake671/
Whalaks671/
Whalack670/
Whelack670/

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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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  • 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 Wolak
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