Wollenberg Surname

118,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wollenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0301:39,6585,245
United States1,2301:294,68227,291
Denmark1351:41,8134,351
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Poland581:655,32357,058
Israel501:171,15317,369
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Wollenberg Last Name Facts

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

Wollenberg occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wollenberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,464th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,877,750 people. Wollenberg is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wollenberg live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wollenberg is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,030 people, or 1 in 39,658. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Brandenburg, where 14 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Wollenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wollenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wollenberg surname expanded 1,538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wollenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wollenberg surname are 29.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.13% registered with the party.

The amount Wollenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning 349,874 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.5% more than the national average, earning $46,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $50,878 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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