Woldson Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Woldson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Woldson (22) may also be a first name.

Woldson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woldson occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woldson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Woldson is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Woldson are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Woldson is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

Woldson is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Woldson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woldson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Woldson surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woldson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woldson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 232.33% more than the national average, earning R 789,732 per year and in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woldsen8623/
Wolcson8618/
Waldson8610/
Woltson865/
Boldson862/
Woldsund8076/
Wuyldson801/
Wolzon772/
Boldsen71431/
Baldson7187/
Waltson7155/
Boltson7124/
Valdson7121/
Wolzonn715/
Woltzon712/
Waldsen711/
Ualdson711/
Walzson710/
Waldsom710/
Voldsund67335/
Waldshan6719/
Waldszan6711/
Vol'tson671/
Walzsohn670/
Baldsson670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Woldson
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