Wolas Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3241:117,31117,528
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

The alternate forms: Wolaś (1) are calculated separately.

Wolas (43) may also be a first name.

Wolas Last Name Facts

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

Wolas is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Wolaś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolas is the 689,921st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name Wolas is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wolas are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Wolas is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.

Wolas is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 117,311. Excluding Poland this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Wolas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolas last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68% being registered with the party.

Wolas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolaś931/
Wollas9145/
Wholas9135/
Woolas9128/
Woulas9119/
Wolasz9115/
Wolase913/
Wohlas911/
Wolash911/
Wolats911/
Woolass83152/
Woollas8385/
Woolias8363/
Wollast8318/
Wolasse8312/
Wolgash831/
Woolasd831/
Wollase831/
Whollas830/
Walas806,176/
Bolas806,155/
Welas801,511/
Wolos80378/
Volas80245/
Wulas8020/
Wolaj8017/
Uolas802/
Wolax801/
Wollasch7735/
Woollass7714/
Woollias7713/
Wolasová779/
Woolaish771/
Bollas731,340/
Boulas731,060/
Wallas73655/
Walash73463/
Wolarz73382/
Bolash73324/
Wolosz73315/
Bolias73297/
Wolose73268/
Walase73192/
Walasz73177/
Boleas73147/
Wolach73118/
Boylas73109/
Voilas7395/
Walias7387/
Vollas7358/
Walaas7350/
Vuolas7350/
Bolais7347/
Wollos7338/
Wolatz7337/
Voulas7328/
Volgas7324/
Woloss7316/
Wolosh7315/
Bolaas7311/
Volyas738/
Bolaus738/
Wolauz736/
Volias734/
Uollas732/
Welias732/
Volash732/
Waelas732/
Volajs732/
Weelas732/
Walais732/
Bolhas732/
Bolass731/
Bolyas731/
Boolas731/
Wolace731/
Walads731/
Waslas731/
Voolas731/
Volast731/
Walats731/
Walays731/
Wullas731/
Wualas731/
Wolgos731/
Wolacz731/
Bolasz731/
Voleas731/
Walasd731/
Wollaz730/
Wollac730/
Wahlas730/
Bohlas730/
Wolausche711/
Wollasová711/
Boulais673,241/
Bouhlas67660/
Wallays67364/
Vollais67187/
Boulias67166/
Woolace6778/
Wollach6758/
Wallast6756/
Wollatz6754/
Wallash6728/
Wohlatz6723/
Walasch6716/
Bollash6714/
Wallais6712/
Wallase6710/
Wollace679/
Boulaas679/
Wolosch677/
Wolautz677/
Voilhas677/
Welaish676/
Bolhass676/
Boulass674/
Wolache674/
Wollarz674/
Walasse672/
Bollais672/
Bollias672/
Wuallas672/
Boulash672/
Wallias671/
Bolhais671/
Bouleas671/
Volgass671/
Wahleas671/
Wollosh671/
Wooleys671/
Waulias671/
Welhaus671/
Vollast671/
Walhaus671/
Boillas671/
Boulyas671/
Boylass671/
Wollauz671/
Volgais671/
Bolhash671/
Wheelas670/
Wallass670/
Wattlas670/
Wallats670/
Whelais670/
Whelass670/
Wulasch670/

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