Wollak Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wollak Surname Definition:

(Romanian) One who came from Wallachia (the stranger's land), a district in Romania.

Wollak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Wollák (30) are calculated separately.

Wollak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Romanian) One who came from Wallachia (the stranger's land), a district in Romania.

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

Wollak Last Name Facts

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

Wollak is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Wollák. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wollak is the 897,852nd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name Wollak occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wollak are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wollak is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 54 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Wollak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wollak surname are 17.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.91% registered with the political party.

Wollak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $54,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollák9430/
Wollack92187/
Wolliak922/
Wolak9111,313/
Wollaugk860/
Woolak83126/
Wallak8377/
Wolack8353/
Vollak8329/
Wullak831/
Wolake831/
Wollac830/
Wallack771,247/
Bollack77449/
Vollack77221/
Wollock7783/
Wallake7747/
Wallask7716/
Wollhag779/
Wollaug776/
Woulake772/
Wullake772/
Woylack771/
Wojtlak771/
Woitlak771/
Woelack770/
Walak73833/
Volak73259/
Wolok73180/
Welak73112/
Wolák7310/
Wolax731/
Uolak731/
Woollock7143/
Wolaková715/
Boullack715/
Walake67744/
Boliak67605/
Bollag67513/
Bollók67386/
Bolyak67235/
Voliak67186/
Volyak67134/
Volack67102/
Bolhak6792/
Volakh6782/
Welack6763/
Wolock6759/
Walack6740/
Vallak6728/
Wallag6725/
Woloks6723/
Waulak6715/
Vollák6711/
Volake6710/
Waslak675/
Wolhok675/
Volaks674/
Walatk673/
Walaak673/
Wolloc672/
Bohlak672/
Walaik672/
Bolaik672/
Waliak672/
Waleak672/
Wolosk672/
Boylak671/
Wollox671/
Bollac671/
Vollag671/
Voolak671/
Wallok671/
Uallak671/
Wulake671/
Woloke671/
Wheellack670/
Wolook670/

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