Wollet Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wollet Surname User-submission:

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

Wollet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Wollet (15) may also be a first name.

Wollet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Wollet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollet is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 699,651st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wollet reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wollet is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The last name Wollet is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 28 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Wollet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wollet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wollet surname rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wollet surname are 28.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.71% being registered with the party.

Wollet earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning $37,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuollet92525/
Wollett92391/
Wolleat92124/
Woillet92107/
Woollet9263/
Wolletz9218/
Woullet9212/
Woellet929/
Wolet9139/
Woollett861,711/
Wuollett8620/
Wolleydt8616/
Woullett863/
Wolleitt861/
Wallet833,562/
Vollet831,874/
Bollet83950/
Woolet8390/
Wolete8329/
Wolett8324/
Woulet832/
Woilet832/
Wollit831/
Wolezt831/
Wolled830/
Woleat830/
Wuolliett802/
Woollette801/
Boullet771,488/
Wallett77977/
Boillet77543/
Wohletz77472/
Vuollet77336/
Voillet77281/
Woolett77166/
Vollett77127/
Walleit77111/
Volleth7752/
Bollett7743/
Walleth7721/
Vollete7719/
Wallete7718/
Volletz776/
Wuolett774/
Wollhed773/
Bolleat772/
Wallest771/
Woehlet771/
Wullets771/
Wooleat771/
Wholetz771/
Whellet771/
Wollitt770/
Wallets770/
Waullet770/
Voellet770/
Wohlett770/
Woolest770/
Wolestt770/
Wolesht770/
Walet732,323/
Bolet731,178/
Volet73908/
Welet7351/
Wulet7316/
Woled732/
Wolit732/
Wallette71334/
Vollette71115/
Watellet7162/
Wuilliet7148/
Whallett7113/
Vollheit719/
Volleydt716/
Vuollett714/
Boullett713/
Wuolette712/
Woolette711/
Woilette711/
Wahallet711/
Woollitt710/
Wooliett710/
Wusllett710/
Woulette710/
Boulet6721,313/
Vallet6719,143/
Ballet678,202/
Bullet672,656/
Walled67927/
Boilet67424/
Boleat67117/
Bolett6793/
Walete6782/
Watlet6779/
Wallit6779/
Walett6771/
Voilet6760/
Volete6751/
Waleet6751/
Woollhead6739/
Bollit6731/
Voulet6724/
Walget6719/
Waliet6718/
Wouled6714/
Volett6710/
Volget6710/
Waelet679/
Bolled676/
Whalet676/
Bohlet675/
Waletz675/
Vollit675/
Volets673/
Waulet673/
Wattellet673/
Vullet672/
Voletz672/
Walets671/
Wahlet671/
Wollhoite671/
Wollid671/
Weleth671/
Voelet671/
Waleat671/
Wautellet671/
Voliet671/
Waalet671/
Wuelet671/
Woelit671/
Boolet671/
Wachellet671/
Boylet670/
Woolheath670/
Boleit670/
Wehlet670/

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollet
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