Wollams Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wollams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Wollams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollams has its highest incidence in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wollams occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wollams live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Wollams is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 33 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found.

Wollams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wollams has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wollams last name decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollams931,098/
Wolliams9311/
Woullams931/
Wolams920/
Woolliams88246/
Woollam's888/
Woolams86114/
Wallams8665/
Wolloms861/
Woliams861/
Bollams860/
Whellams80170/
Walliams8065/
Wulliams8016/
Wooliams808/
Woollems806/
Woolhams801/
Woolam's801/
Wuillams801/
Wallaims801/
Woolloms801/
Woolaims800/
Woollans800/
Walams775/
Wolems771/
Wolans771/
Wuilliams7518/
Vollans71520/
Woolems71180/
Bollans71127/
Wallans7123/
Wollons7119/
Weliams715/
Waliams712/
Woolans711/
Vallams711/
Bolloms710/
Ballams710/
Welhams710/
Woollons6766/
Wallanse679/
Weelyams671/
Vollhans671/
Whellems671/
Walleans671/

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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
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  • 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 Wollams
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