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'.

- baalshamon

Wollet Last Name Facts

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

Wollet is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wollet is the 699,651st most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wollet reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States Wollet is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 28 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Wollet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wollet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wollet last name are 28.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.71% being registered with the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollet
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