Woletz Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Woletz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woletz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2871:280,50729,430
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Austria811:105,12915,053
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
England91:6,190,895170,599
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Woletz Last Name Facts

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

Woletz is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woletz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 588,441st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname Woletz is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Woletz reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 280,507. In Germany Woletz is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 46 percent reside, Bavaria, where 22 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.

Woletz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woletz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woletz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woletz surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

Woletz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,968 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohletz92472/
Wolletz9218/
Wholetz921/
Wolitz8374/
Wolatz8337/
Weletz8312/
Waletz835/
Boletz835/
Voletz832/
Wollitz77395/
Woillez77245/
Wohlitz7785/
Wollatz7754/
Wohlatz7723/
Volletz776/
Boleatz773/
Walletz772/
Woolitz772/
Woloitz771/
Hwaletz771/
Wehletz770/
Walez7313/
Volez735/
Welez731/
Wallez671,675/
Bolets6771/
Volecz6745/
Wolech6741/
Vollez6734/
Welecz6716/
Welitz6712/
Bolitz6710/
Bolecz678/
Baletz674/
Volets673/
Voulez672/
Waliez672/
Volitz671/
Wolacz671/
Walets671/
Wahlez671/
Whalez671/
Walecz671/
Volatz670/
Walitz670/
Wolliz670/

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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 Woletz
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