Wollny Surname

93,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wollny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,7691:16,8812,231
Poland1311:290,14334,919
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Denmark221:256,57819,736
England211:2,653,24194,788
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Wollný (8) are calculated separately.

Wollny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wollny is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Wollný. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,856th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,434,839 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wollny live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wollny is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 4,769 people, or 1 in 16,881. In Germany Wollny is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wollny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wollny are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wollny earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.01% less than the national average, earning $31,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollný948/
Wollney92173/
Wolny919,845/
Wollenny861/
Wolney83479/
Wallny8364/
Wollna8325/
Wollná8316/
Wollne832/
Vollny831/
Woolny831/
Wollni831/
Wallney7727/
Woolney778/
Wollnäs777/
Wullney770/
Wolna734,324/
Volny73960/
Walny73258/
Wolná7332/
Wolný7321/
Wolni7316/
Wolne7311/
Bolny735/
Wálny732/
Wollinna712/
Volnyy671,033/
Volney67556/
Volnay67135/
Volnyi6763/
Walney6742/
Bolney6713/
Wolnie6710/
Wallná678/
Volniy678/
Wallný676/
Volnoy673/
Bollni671/
Voelny671/
Woulni671/
Wolnei671/
Vallny670/

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Footnotes

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