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

Wollens occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Wollens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Wollens reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wollens is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany Wollens is primarily found in: Bremen, where 87 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Wollens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wollens has changed through the years. 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
  • 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 Wollens
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