Wolis Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wolis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Woliś (1) are calculated separately.

Wolis (23) may also be a first name.

Wolis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolis is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Woliś. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolis is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wolis live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolis is also the 2,239,265th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 68 percent are found, New York, where 23 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Wolis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolis surname rose 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wolis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.07% more than the national average, earning $56,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woliś931/
Woolis9189/
Wollis9184/
Wolisz914/
Wolise911/
Woollis8357/
Wollish8311/
Wooliss836/
Wolhuis831/
Woolies831/
Wollies831/
Bolis8012,676/
Walis801,547/
Woles80680/
Volis80489/
Welis80207/
Wulis808/
Uolis802/
Wolic801/
Woolliss7777/
Wollisch772/
Woulisse771/
Woolaish771/
Wallis7353,028/
Boulis731,551/
Bollis73691/
Wooles73321/
Wolles73261/
Bolish73237/
Voulis73108/
Boleis73105/
Walish7373/
Voilis7357/
Bolois7356/
Bolais7347/
Welies7343/
Welish7340/
Boilis7340/
Volise7327/
Boliss7325/
Vollis7320/
Boylis7320/
Walisz7319/
Wahlis7317/
Wolges7314/
Boolis7312/
Walies7311/
Uollis7310/
Wolice737/
Wolich737/
Volois737/
Walise736/
Wuilis736/
Walois735/
Volish735/
Wohles735/
Walihs734/
Waslis734/
Wolesz734/
Wolesh734/
Walist734/
Whelis733/
Waulis733/
Welisz733/
Woules732/
Voylis732/
Volies732/
Waliss732/
Wullis732/
Walais732/
Walhis731/
Wollic731/
Wholes731/
Whalis731/
Wolese731/
Walios731/
Bolisz731/
Waleis730/
Whulis730/
Watlis730/
Weelis730/
Wolliz730/
Woslitsch712/
Boulais673,241/
Bolhuis672,374/
Wheelis671,058/
Wallois67693/
Walisch67296/
Wallish67292/
Walliss67283/
Welisch67226/
Boulois67190/
Vollais67187/
Welhuis67145/
Wallies6771/
Bollish6768/
Bouleis6732/
Hwalisz6732/
Woolich6729/
Wallisz6729/
Voulios6728/
Wheliss6720/
Boullis6720/
Walhuis6717/
Bolleis6716/
Wallais6712/
Whellis6711/
Wollich6711/
Boulhis6710/
Boolish679/
Welaish676/
Bouliss675/
Wallise674/
Wälisch674/
Woolles672/
Voylies672/
Bollais672/
Wahliss672/
Walishe672/
Bolhais671/
Volgish671/
Volhuis671/
Voolise671/
Woloitz671/
Wooleys671/
Voillis671/
Walisse671/
Woliche671/
Vollies671/
Bouhlis671/
Volgais671/
Wohlees671/
Wuyllis671/
Boyliss670/
Walhies670/
Wollice670/
Wullies670/
Wottles670/
Woolest670/
Wolestt670/
Bolheis670/
Wallisj670/
Wuillis670/
Whelais670/
Wolesht670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolis
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