Wollen Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wollen Surname Definition:

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

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Wollen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5821:622,78250,324
England2271:245,45419,989
Canada901:409,39536,056
Australia301:899,85754,700
Norway251:205,69123,411
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Wollen (31) may also be a first name.

Wollen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient personal name, Wulfhun.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

From The Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, or wellen, from the Old High German wollen, or wellen, meaning 'to want'.

- baalshamon

Wollen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 354,583rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. Wollen is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wollen are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 31 people.

Wollen is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 582 people, or 1 in 622,782. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nebraska, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Washington, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Wollen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wollen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wollen surname rose 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wollen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wollen last name are 9.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wollen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.35% more than the national average, earning 461,494 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $48,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,803 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollen92923/
Wollien921/
Wollend920/
Wolleen920/
Wolen91251/
Woolluen861/
Wallen8311,853/
Bollen838,591/
Wollin831,871/
Woolen831,000/
Vollen83522/
Wullen83158/
Woleng83139/
Wohlen8360/
Wolien8318/
Wolent8316/
Wüllen8315/
Wolenc836/
Woleen835/
Wholen833/
Wollem832/
Wollne832/
Wolhen832/
Wolaen831/
Wotlen831/
Wollhn831/
Wolenn830/
Woulen830/
Woln800/
Woollin77219/
Boullen77177/
Walleen77118/
Wallien77111/
Whallen7782/
Wohleng7772/
Wallend7720/
Wohleen7715/
Volleng7715/
Wullenk7715/
Wohlien777/
Vollien775/
Wohlend773/
Whellen772/
Walhlen772/
Bohllen771/
Wuillen771/
Woolien771/
Wootlen771/
Woullem771/
Wooluen770/
Woollem770/
Vollent770/
Woehlen770/
Wooloen770/
Wohllem770/
Volleen770/
Woolent770/
Wholien770/
Voellen770/
Walllen770/
Bolen7314,890/
Wolin731,744/
Walen731,354/
Volen73166/
Welen73145/
Woleń73111/
Wolyn7396/
Walln7392/
Bolln7382/
Wulen7314/
Wolne7311/
Wolng732/
Wolem732/
Wallenck711/
Whalen6740,699/
Wallin6726,663/
Bullen6719,205/
Ballen6714,015/
Wahlen673,501/
Bollin672,567/
Wallén671,955/
Boylen671,256/
Vallen671,040/
Wallyn67994/
Whelen67512/
Wallem67382/
Waalen67306/
Wohlin67267/
Boulen67246/
Wehlen67192/
Vollin67185/
Wählen67180/
Volent67174/
Boleen67152/
Vollem67151/
Waelen67148/
Wolgin67142/
Weelen67121/
Walien67109/
Woolem67103/
Weulen6763/
Boolen6754/
Boilen6743/
Wohlén6723/
Woolin6722/
Walhen6716/
Walenn6714/
Wulien6713/
Waleen6712/
Walenc6712/
Wollinová6710/
Waløen679/
Waulen678/
Volenc676/
Welien676/
Voolen676/
Wullin674/
Wallèn674/
Vullen673/
Waloen673/
Volien673/
Vollín673/
Wolink673/
Wolynn672/
Bolenn672/
Volhen672/
Volenk672/
Woulem672/
Woulin672/
Voylen671/
Walenk671/
Voilen671/
Vohlen671/
Voelen671/
Wullem671/
Woulengue671/
Bojlen671/
Büllen671/
Hwelen671/
Wuleun671/
Whallhenn671/
Wholin670/
Bollnn670/
Hwalen670/
Voulen670/
Voleen670/
Whulen670/
Woelin670/
Bolehn670/
Whellehen670/

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