Wollheim Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Wollheim Surname Definition:

“Wool Home” in German.

Wollheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Wollheim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Wool Home” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wollheim Last Name Facts

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

Wollheim is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wollheim is the 1,194,481st most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Wollheim is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Wollheim reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wollheim is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States Wollheim is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 21 percent reside, Arizona, where 19 percent reside and Illinois, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Wollheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wollheim surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wollheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.45% less than the national average, earning 257,994 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 186.18% more than the national average, earning R 680,076 per year and in United States they earn 81.54% more than the national average, earning $78,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolheim9351/
Vollheim8871/
Wallheim8840/
Wohlheim881/
Wollem862/
Walheim80351/
Volheim80119/
Bollhem807/
Wallhem805/
Wolliam803/
Bolleim801/
Woullem801/
Wollham801/
Wohllem800/
Welheim800/
Woollem800/
Wolheimová781/
Wolim7716/
Wolem772/
Wahlheim75150/
Ballheim7593/
Vallheim7530/
Bohlheim756/
Woulliam750/
Vollhiem750/
Wollaham750/
Wollam711,164/
Bollem71540/
Wallem71382/
Wallim71152/
Vollem71151/
Woolem71103/
Bollim7111/
Wolgem719/
Walhem718/
Vollim716/
Woleme714/
Welhem712/
Woulem712/
Woolim711/
Bolhim711/
Waleim711/
Wolham711/
Woollam67913/
Walliam67330/
Woolham67221/
Valheim67157/
Balheim6742/
Whellem6719/
Wollgam6711/
Wouliam6711/
Woljeme676/
Boulhem675/
Wallaim672/
Walleme672/
Woullam671/
Waallim671/
Boulhim671/
Bolleam671/
Bolleem671/
Volhiem671/
Boullem671/
Wouleme671/
Wallham670/
Wahleim670/
Wolhame670/
Wooliam670/
Whallem670/
Wholham670/

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