Wolney Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wolney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3921:924,64069,378
Canada421:877,27667,671
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wolney (2,781) may also be a first name.

Wolney Last Name Facts

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

Wolney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolney? popularity and diffusion

Wolney is the 636,210th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Wolney live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wolney is also the 138,398th most prevalent given name globally, held by 2,781 people.

Wolney is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 924,640. In The United States Wolney is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 26 percent live, Minnesota, where 22 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Wolney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolney surname rose 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolney surname are 5.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wolney earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollney92173/
Woolney928/
Wolny919,845/
Wolne9111/
Wollny835,079/
Volney83556/
Walney8342/
Bolney8313/
Wolnie8310/
Wollne832/
Woolny831/
Wolnei831/
Woolner771,789/
Wohlner7771/
Wallney7727/
Wolinne7717/
Wolgner7712/
Wolhner771/
Woolnei771/
Wolneer770/
Wullney770/
Wolna734,324/
Volny73960/
Walne73774/
Walny73258/
Bolne7339/
Volne7334/
Wolná7332/
Wolný7321/
Wolni7316/
Bolny735/
Wálny732/
Woolnerr711/
Wollenny711/
Woolness710/
Woolnetz710/
Volner671,473/
Volnyy671,033/
Volnay67135/
Wallny6764/
Volnyi6763/
Volnes6744/
Valney6734/
Wahlne6729/
Wollna6725/
Volnie6720/
Wollná6716/
Volnei6714/
Balney6713/
Volniy678/
Wollný678/
Bolnei673/
Volnoy673/
Volnez671/
Bolhne671/
Vulney671/
Voelny671/
Walnee671/
Volnet671/
Vollny671/
Wollni671/
Woulni671/
Wouchelne671/
Whalne670/

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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 Wolney
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