Woll Surname

73,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Woll Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a wall.

Woll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4001:23,6783,140
United States2,0741:174,76317,565
Norway3671:14,0121,623
Brazil2911:735,65126,888
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Peru671:474,39013,838
France671:991,384111,008
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia301:899,85754,700
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Woll (39) may also be a first name.

Woll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a wall.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Woll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woll is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woll? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woll is the 73,582nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,089,645 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Woll reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 39 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3,400 people, or 1 in 23,678. In Germany Woll is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 39 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live. Beside Germany Woll is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Woll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woll has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woll last name are 16.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Woll earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning 360,184 kr per year; in Peru they earn 308.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,229 per year; in United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolle891,362/
Wooll89208/
Woell89183/
Wholl8914/
Wollt895/
Wolld894/
Wohll893/
Wollp891/
Wolll891/
Wollh891/
Wol8626,191/
Wuolle80152/
Woille8021/
Woulle8015/
Wocell8014/
Wholle803/
Hwoell803/
Wollzz801/
Who'll801/
Woolle801/
Wall75141,357/
Boll7521,077/
Wuol7511,113/
Voll758,587/
Wole757,395/
Wohl754,390/
Wool751,865/
Woel75137/
Woul7591/
Whol7515/
Wull7514/
Wosl756/
Wotl751/
Wgol751/
Wolh751/
Woil750/
Wootell731/
Wochell730/
Walle6720,489/
Volle674,229/
Whall671,045/
Wulle67689/
Boyll67504/
Wohlt67318/
Voell67291/
Woule67126/
Wohld67120/
Wahll6770/
Woile6756/
Wolpp6743/
Boull6740/
Wohle6733/
Wullt6731/
Woole6724/
Voill6721/
Wallh6720/
Whole6716/
Waall6716/
Wuall6715/
Åwall6713/
Wocel6711/
Wallø678/
Wotel677/
Woyle675/
Volhl674/
Wholt674/
Wuill674/
Booll673/
Woltt673/
Woelh672/
Woollová672/
Walhl672/
Woldd672/
Vollp672/
Hwole671/
Vollt671/
Bollì671/
Bollė671/
Wolhe671/
Weull671/
Wojlp671/
Uoyll671/
Bohll671/
Woosl671/
Boill671/
Voull671/
Vooll671/
Wolhs671/
Whohl671/
Woohl671/
Woodtill670/
Woolt670/
Whool670/
Walll670/
Whull670/
Waull670/
Whold670/
Woolp670/

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