Wolds Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wolds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wolds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolds is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolds? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolds is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Wolds live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wolds is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 86 percent are found and New Jersey, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States Wolds exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Wolds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolds has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolds Last Name Statistics demography

Wolds earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woulds91152/
Woldts913/
Woolds911/
Bolds801,865/
Wolts8086/
Walds8011/
Woldz808/
Volds802/
Boulds73206/
Waldås736/
Boolds736/
Boldsø731/
Wuilds731/
Boldts731/
Woltzs730/
Woolts730/
Waldts730/
Wolz674,260/
Wolc6774/
Voldsjø677/
Wolszcz671/

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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 Wolds
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