Wolleb Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Wolleb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 192 | 1:42,776 | 5,958 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wolleb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolleb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolleb is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolleb? popularity and diffusion
Wolleb is the 1,177,228th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. Wolleb occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wolleb reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 42,776. In Switzerland Wolleb is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 28 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 22 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohlleb | 92 | 216 | / |
| Wholleb | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wohlleib | 86 | 35 | / |
| Woehlleb | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wohleb | 83 | 179 | / |
| Woleab | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wollob | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wollefs | 77 | 38 | / |
| Wohlieb | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wohllep | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wohtleb | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woehleb | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wolef | 73 | 28 | / |
| Boleb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waleb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wolob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uoleb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wohllaib | 71 | 198 | / |
| Wallef | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wuolab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vollab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woulab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wallep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valleb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vollob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wallab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolobh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohlew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woolllief | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woslef | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolefe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wolleb
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