Wolbers Surname

210,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wolbers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolbers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2161:13,8872,059
United States4171:869,20665,973
Germany2131:377,96035,636
Australia741:364,80730,412
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wolbers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolbers is found most in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolbers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolbers is the 210,207th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,710,563 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wolbers are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wolbers is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,216 people, or 1 in 13,887. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 34 percent live, Drenthe, where 20 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Wolbers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolbers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolbers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolbers last name are 42.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.79% registered with the party.

The amount Wolbers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning $42,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelbers931/
Volbers86430/
Walbers86251/
Wülbers8650/
Wulbers8630/
Bolbers861/
Wollvers801/
Bohlbers800/
Bolvers711/
Wahlbors671/
Balvers57585/

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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 Wolbers
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