Wolensky Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wolensky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolensky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wolensky Last Name Facts

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

Wolensky occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolensky? popularity and diffusion

Wolensky is the 1,218,745th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Wolensky are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wolensky is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States Wolensky is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, New Jersey, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Wolensky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolensky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolensky last name rose 3,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolensky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolensky last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolensky earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.3% more than the national average, earning $54,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning $41,614 CAD per year.

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Wolensky Reference & Research

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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 Wolensky
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