Wollak Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Wollak Surname Definition:
(Romanian) One who came from Wallachia (the stranger's land), a district in Romania.
Wollak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 249 | 1:1,455,658 | 99,719 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
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.
Wollak Demographics
Wollak Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollák | 94 | 30 | / |
| Wollack | 92 | 187 | / |
| Wolliak | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wolak | 91 | 11,313 | / |
| Wollaugk | 86 | 0 | / |
| Woolak | 83 | 126 | / |
| Wallak | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wolack | 83 | 53 | / |
| Vollak | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wullak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wolake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wollac | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wallack | 77 | 1,247 | / |
| Bollack | 77 | 449 | / |
| Vollack | 77 | 221 | / |
| Wollock | 77 | 83 | / |
| Wallake | 77 | 47 | / |
| Wallask | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wollhag | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wollaug | 77 | 6 | / |
| Woulake | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wullake | 77 | 2 | / |
| Woylack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wojtlak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woitlak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woelack | 77 | 0 | / |
| Walak | 73 | 833 | / |
| Volak | 73 | 259 | / |
| Wolok | 73 | 180 | / |
| Welak | 73 | 112 | / |
| Wolák | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wolax | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woollock | 71 | 43 | / |
| Wolaková | 71 | 5 | / |
| Boullack | 71 | 5 | / |
| Walake | 67 | 744 | / |
| Boliak | 67 | 605 | / |
| Bollag | 67 | 513 | / |
| Bollók | 67 | 386 | / |
| Bolyak | 67 | 235 | / |
| Voliak | 67 | 186 | / |
| Volyak | 67 | 134 | / |
| Volack | 67 | 102 | / |
| Bolhak | 67 | 92 | / |
| Volakh | 67 | 82 | / |
| Welack | 67 | 63 | / |
| Wolock | 67 | 59 | / |
| Walack | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vallak | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wallag | 67 | 25 | / |
| Woloks | 67 | 23 | / |
| Waulak | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vollák | 67 | 11 | / |
| Volake | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waslak | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wolhok | 67 | 5 | / |
| Volaks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walatk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walaak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wolloc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bohlak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walaik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bolaik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waliak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waleak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolosk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boylak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollox | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bollac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vollag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voolak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uallak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wulake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woloke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheellack | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolook | 67 | 0 | / |
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