Wollens Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wollens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Belgium291:396,43641,978
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wollens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollens occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollens? popularity and diffusion

Wollens is the 1,453,389th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wollens live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bremen, where 87 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Wollens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wollens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wollens last name increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wollens earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 51.99% less than the national average, earning $20,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $47,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollens9368/
Woellens930/
Wolens92226/
Bollens86806/
Wullens86358/
Wallens86347/
Woolens8698/
Wollins8693/
Vollens8629/
Wohlens862/
Wulliens8066/
Whellens8022/
Woollins8017/
Wallenås8016/
Wgullens806/
Woollems806/
Walens77148/
Wolins77100/
Bolens7799/
Volens7782/
Welens7734/
Wolems771/
Bullens71922/
Wullems71668/
Woolems71180/
Bohlens71145/
Vallens71126/
Boulens71100/
Bollins7179/
Wallins7177/
Wuylens7171/
Waelens7131/
Wüllems7128/
Voolens718/
Vollins717/
Ballens715/
Woolins713/
Wullins712/
Wallenz711/
Whalens711/
Vollenz711/
Wahlens711/
Bollenz711/
Wolenje711/
Whelens710/
Beullens671,337/
Vulliens67144/
Wallence6726/
Wheelens6710/
Walns671/
Wossilns671/
Vallense671/
Woollims671/
Walensze670/
Whellins670/
Bulllens670/
Bolns670/

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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
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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 Wollens
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