Woldarsky Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Woldarsky Surname User-submission:

This Surname is of Ukrainian/Russian origin. In Chile it was the last name carried by Manuel Woldarsky, who arrived from the former Russian Empire in 1920.

He was a soldier during World War One and was specially active in the Russian Revolution.

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Woldarsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile601:293,6088,514
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Woldarsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Surname is of Ukrainian/Russian origin. In Chile it was the last name carried by Manuel Woldarsky, who arrived from the former Russian Empire in 1920.

He was a soldier during World War One and was specially active in the Russian Revolution. We believe he was a Jewish man from Kiev who ran from the violence and pogroms.

Today their descendants are counted as around 160 individuals in Chile, and some others in United States and Israel.

About the meaning of this surname, we can follow the root of the Slavic word, Володар, which in Ukrainian means 'owner'.

- yuvalsky

Woldarsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woldarsky occurs most in Chile. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldarsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Woldarsky is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Woldarsky live; 88 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Woldarsky is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 293,608. In Chile Woldarsky is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 67 percent live, Valparaíso Region, where 12 percent live and Arica and Parinacota Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Chile Woldarsky exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Woldarsky Last Name Statistics demography

Woldarsky earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year.

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