Wollrath Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wollrath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1381:583,37347,320
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wollrath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wollrath is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wollrath click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollrath? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Wollrath is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Wollrath are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 583,373. In Germany Wollrath is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 71 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Thuringia, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Wollrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wollrath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wollrath last name grew 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wollrath Last Name Statistics demography

Wollrath earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

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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 Wollrath
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