Wolniak Surname

158,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,3721:16,0242,348
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
France701:948,896108,010
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Ireland131:362,22614,761
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wolniak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolniak occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolniak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,756th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,650,017 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wolniak are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Wolniak is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 2,372 people, or 1 in 16,024. Other than Poland it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Wolniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolniak surname are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolniak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 49.64% more than the national average, earning $64,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.31% more than the national average, earning $65,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolniack938/
Wollniak931/
Wolniok8611/
Walniak866/
Volniak861/
Wollniok8016/
Wasilniak758/
Bolnjak7191/
Bulniak719/
Volniac719/
Volnyak712/
Vasilniak631/
Volnyakova5969/
Vasilnyak50129/

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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 Wolniak
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