Wollace Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wollace Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wollace (331) may also be a first name.

Wollace Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wollace is most common in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollace? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Wollace live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wollace is also the 481,336th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 331 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 80 percent live and Nandi County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Wollace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wollace has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wollace surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Wollace Reference & Research

Wallace - WALLIS FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Wallace - WALLIS FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wollace
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