Wollis Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Wollis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada491:751,95159,756
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Wollis (17) may also be a first name.

Wollis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollis occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wollis reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wollis is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Wollis is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 751,951. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 71 percent live and Alberta, where 29 percent live. Beside Canada this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Wollis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wollis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 121 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wollis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wollis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.16% less than the national average, earning $30,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $48,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollis9257/
Wollish9211/
Wollies921/
Wolis9132/
Woolliss8677/
Wollisch862/
Wallis8353,028/
Bollis83691/
Wolles83261/
Woolis8389/
Vollis8320/
Uollis8310/
Wolisz834/
Wullis832/
Wollic831/
Wolise831/
Wolliz830/
Wallois77693/
Wallish77292/
Walliss77283/
Vollais77187/
Wallies7771/
Bollish7768/
Wallisz7729/
Boullis7720/
Bolleis7716/
Wallais7712/
Whellis7711/
Wollich7711/
Wooliss776/
Wallise774/
Woolles772/
Bollais772/
Voillis771/
Wolhuis771/
Woolies771/
Vollies771/
Wuyllis771/
Wollice770/
Wullies770/
Wallisj770/
Wuillis770/
Bolis7312,676/
Walis731,547/
Woles73680/
Volis73489/
Welis73207/
Wulis738/
Uolis732/
Woliś731/
Wolic731/
Wallisch712,839/
Boullais71187/
Wollesse718/
Woolleys713/
Wallhuis712/
Walluish711/
Woulisse711/
Woolaish711/
D'Wallis711/
Wallishe710/
Bullis674,842/
Bolles673,335/
Vallis672,595/
Ballis671,960/
Walles671,915/
Boulis671,551/
Volles67678/
Wooles67321/
Bolish67237/
Wallitsch67157/
Voulis67108/
Boleis67105/
Walish6773/
Voilis6757/
Bolois6756/
Wulles6749/
Bolais6747/
Welies6743/
Welish6740/
Boilis6740/
Volise6727/
Uolles6725/
Boliss6725/
Boylis6720/
Vullis6719/
Walisz6719/
Wahlis6717/
Wallys6715/
Wolges6714/
Boolis6712/
Walies6711/
Wallisová678/
Wolice677/
Wolich677/
Volois677/
Walise676/
Wuilis676/
Walois675/
Volish675/
Wohles675/
Walihs674/
Waslis674/
Walliz674/
Wolesz674/
Wolesh674/
Walist674/
Whelis673/
Waulis673/
Welisz673/
Woules672/
Voylis672/
Volies672/
Waliss672/
Walais672/
Woslitsch672/
Walhis671/
Wholes671/
Whalis671/
Wolese671/
Bóllis671/
Walios671/
Bolisz671/
Waleis670/
Whulis670/
Watlis670/
Weelis670/
Wallix670/

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