Wolman Surname

179,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wolman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0021:361,73532,234
Israel6081:14,0752,138
Poland2381:159,70122,482
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Argentina921:464,60234,717
England831:671,30238,633
Canada671:549,93446,038
Uruguay491:70,0367,400
Australia401:674,89346,030
Namibia261:92,6698,353
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Wolmań (1) are calculated separately.

Wolman (137) may also be a first name.

Wolman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wolmań. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolman is the 179,783rd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,072,321 people. The surname Wolman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Wolman live; 40 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolman is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 137 people.

The surname Wolman is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,002 people, or 1 in 361,735. In The United States Wolman is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 26 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.

Wolman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 922 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolman last name are 43.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Wolman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 988.74% more than the national average, earning R 2,587,260 per year; in United States they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $50,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.21% more than the national average, earning $63,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolmań941/
Woolman922,602/
Wollman922,445/
Wohlman92496/
Wolmann92185/
Wholman924/
Wolhman921/
Woulman921/
Wollmann866,384/
Wohlmann86520/
Wolhmann865/
Wollmand861/
Woolmann861/
Woollman860/
Wohllman860/
Volman831,546/
Bolman83902/
Walman83675/
Wulman83281/
Wolmam832/
Wolmon830/
Bollman774,292/
Wallman773,467/
Wahlman771,281/
Vollman771,054/
Boulman77416/
Huolman77295/
Walmann77181/
Boolman77144/
Volmann7750/
Bolmann7731/
Wuilman7730/
Volmane7720/
Voelman7717/
Wulmann7715/
Volmant7713/
Bolmain7713/
Whelman773/
Volmand773/
Voolman772/
Watlman772/
Wolmont771/
Whalman771/
Uolmane771/
Wollmam771/
Bolhman771/
Walmang771/
Waalman771/
Volhman771/
Boilman770/
Wohlmam770/
Wullman770/
Waulman770/
Wotlmon770/
Walhman770/
Wollmanová755/
Wolmannová751/
Vollmann714,170/
Wallmann712,006/
Wahlmann71446/
Wollmannová7138/
Huholman7112/
Wallmand7111/
Vohlmann719/
Wohlmannová717/
Voulmane713/
Bolhmann713/
Volhmann713/
Waalmann713/
Wheelman712/
Wuillman712/
Boolmann712/
Bollmahn712/
Bollmman711/
Boulmann711/
Wollmonn711/
Wullmann711/
Wallmang711/
Vollmand710/
Boilmean710/
Bulman675,738/
Balman671,124/
Vosselman67635/
Valman67461/
Vulman6783/
Bolmon6783/
Volmanová6771/
Walmon6735/
Voellmann6728/
Volmon6717/
Voßelmann6715/
Volmam6713/
Volmanova6713/
Vollmannn677/
Wasselman671/
Wassilman671/
Wasilmane671/
Bollmannn671/
Boulmhain671/
Wattelman671/
Wattleman670/
Wuylleman670/
Walmam670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolman
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