Wolly Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wolly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India61:127,844,230863,365
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Wolly (600) may also be a first name.

Wolly Last Name Facts

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

Wolly occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolly? popularity and diffusion

Wolly is the 1,032,007th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Wolly reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 341,265th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 600 people.

Wolly is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 35 percent are found, East Sepik, where 30 percent are found and New Ireland, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Wolly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolly surname expanded 151 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolly last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Wolly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolley91610/
Wholly9141/
Wollay9141/
Woly89128/
Woolley8331,814/
Wholley83427/
Wuolley831/
Woolliy831/
Woolluy831/
Woulley831/
Whollay830/
Whoolly830/
Woelley830/
Wally8018,005/
Wolla801,517/
Wolle801,362/
Woley80214/
Wolli80127/
Volly80122/
Wolay8059/
Wully8017/
Woliy8016/
Wouly803/
Woloy802/
Wolhy801/
Wollé801/
Woily801/
Wolyi801/
Wholy800/
Wolleydt7716/
Woolleys773/
Wooslley771/
Whoolley770/
Walley739,582/
Wooley739,399/
Volley731,219/
Wholey731,017/
Bolley73835/
Wollie73380/
Wuolle73152/
Bollay73111/
Wallay73111/
Woolla7362/
Vollay7351/
Wollia7339/
Bolloy7333/
Voilly7326/
Woulla7325/
Woehly7324/
Wolhoy7323/
Woille7321/
Wodtly7317/
Woolay7316/
Woulle7315/
Volloy7312/
Whally7311/
Wollee7310/
Vollya737/
Woelle736/
Wolleh735/
Wallly734/
Woulli734/
Wholle733/
Wollai733/
Wouley732/
Walliy732/
Wuolli732/
Wuilly732/
Woolle731/
Whooly731/
Wuoley731/
Wollid731/
Wooluy731/
Woullé731/
Wothly731/
Wooliy731/
Woolya731/
Wolloa731/
Wgally731/
Wulley731/
Wallyd731/
Wohley730/
Woiley730/
Wolled730/
Wolliz730/
Whosly730/
Woeley730/
Waly6741,368/
Whalley6711,374/
Wole677,395/
Wola673,309/
Woli672,485/
Whooley671,133/
Wooller671,070/
Boullay67841/
Boulley67519/
Boilley67455/
Wallays67364/
Wolleat67124/
Woillet67107/
Voly6797/
Woollet6763/
Whouley6758/
Woollis6757/
Wootley6754/
Woodtly6742/
Wuly6725/
Wolletz6718/
Wuillay6718/
Woullet6712/
Wollich6711/
Woollie676/
Voilley674/
Wahlley674/
Boulloy674/
Wuolleh673/
Wolj673/
Woillie673/
Wollhed673/
Vollhey673/
Wothley672/
Woolles672/
Wolauyi672/
Wallley672/
Woulleh671/
Wualley671/
Wuoller671/
Wollesr671/
Wooleys671/
Wholleh671/
Walleyz671/
Hwalley671/
Weuslly671/
Wãly671/
Wooleey671/
Weulley671/
Uoly671/
Wollitt670/
Woollee670/
Whoeley670/
Wousley670/
Whotley670/
Vwoller670/
Wohllep670/

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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 Wolly
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