Woldau Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Woldau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Woldau Last Name Facts

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

Woldau occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woldau is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Woldau is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Woldau are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Woldau is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 50 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woldu9152,247/
Wolda91360/
Wolday835,398/
Waldau831,001/
Woldai83133/
Woldah8313/
Woulda8312/
Boldau8311/
Wouldu834/
Woldea831/
Wolldu831/
Woldou831/
Woldap831/
Boldeau7773/
Woldach7744/
Walldau7724/
Wouldou773/
Woldaye772/
Woldayi771/
Woldday771/
Waldaus771/
Bolda733,648/
Walda732,531/
Boldu731,162/
Volda73120/
Waldu7396/
Woldo737/
Uoldu731/
Wulda731/
Woldhuis71622/
Waldhaus71454/
Woldhous711/
Boldea671,747/
Baldau67269/
Voulda67141/
Bolday6765/
Waldou6724/
Voldas6718/
Valdau6717/
Walday6716/
Waldai6712/
Waldha679/
Volday678/
Boulda677/
Boldui677/
Boldağ673/
Waldah673/
Waldup673/
Woldey672/
Boldai672/
Woldee672/
Waldea672/
Boldda671/
Bolduo671/
Bolduț671/
Woldoe671/
Boldou671/
Boldeu670/

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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 Woldau
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