Wolany Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2731:139,22620,147
Germany2291:351,55234,059
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wolany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolany is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolany? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 598,302nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. Wolany is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wolany are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 139,226. Excluding Poland Wolany is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollany9215/
Wolani83166/
Wolana8314/
Wulany834/
Wolane832/
Bolany831/
Volany831/
Wolony831/
Waliany77133/
Bolanoy7766/
Voulany7756/
Bolanay7754/
Bolaney7730/
Boulany7715/
Wolyana7714/
Walanyi776/
Wollani776/
Wolaner773/
Volaniy771/
Volanyo771/
Boilany771/
Volgany771/
Walaney771/
Vollany770/
Wolań731/
Voullany7149/
Bolainay7135/
Wojlanis7118/
Wuolanne7116/
Woleangi713/
Walangoy711/
Walyanyi711/
Woolleny711/
Wollanna711/
Volanych711/
Wohlaner710/
Woollane710/
Walani671,903/
Bolane671,114/
Wulana67642/
Walanj67606/
Volani67555/
Walana67404/
Wulani67294/
Bolony6752/
Volana6722/
Bulany6721/
Walane6714/
Balany6713/
Walony6712/
Volane6712/
Valany6710/
Wolene678/
Welane676/
Wulane674/
Wulanj672/
Wolona672/
Woloni672/
Voullanny671/
Wolone671/
Woollanes670/

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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 Wolany
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