Wolesley Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wolesley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Wolesley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolesley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolesley is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wolesley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolesley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wolesley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wolesley are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Wolesley is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Guyana, where 25 percent are found.
Wolesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wolesley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wolesley surname contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolesley | 94 | 0 | / |
| Wolsley | 93 | 63 | / |
| Woolsley | 88 | 19 | / |
| Welesley | 88 | 3 | / |
| Woldsley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bolesley | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wolsly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weliesley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bolsley | 80 | 16 | / |
| Walsley | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wolxley | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woolsly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolesly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Walshley | 75 | 8 | / |
| Whelsley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wallesler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walsle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Balsley | 67 | 1,937 | / |
| Wolslau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Walshly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welisly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valsley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulsley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balesly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wulsler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bollsly | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolschlayd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wolesley
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