Wolan Surname
Approximately 1,701 people bear this surname
Wolan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,083 | 1:35,096 | 5,420 |
| United States | 468 | 1:774,485 | 60,119 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Wolań (1) are calculated separately.
Wolan (34) may also be a first name.
Wolan Demographics
Wolan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wolan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolan is found most in Poland. It may also appear as: Wolań. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 236,297th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,284,272 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Wolan reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 34 people.
The last name Wolan is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 1,083 people, or 1 in 35,096. Not including Poland this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Wolan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wolan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wolan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Wolan are 9.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wolan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.64% less than the national average, earning 274,648 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,168 CAD per year.
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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
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