Wolny Surname
Approximately 9,845 people bear this surname
Wolny Surname User-submission:
Wolny is a Polish surname, meaning 'free' or 'freeman'.
Wolny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 7,801 | 1:4,872 | 557 |
| Germany | 969 | 1:83,081 | 10,492 |
| United States | 447 | 1:810,870 | 62,361 |
| France | 205 | 1:324,013 | 49,159 |
| Czechia | 127 | 1:83,728 | 14,017 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Austria | 37 | 1:230,147 | 27,778 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Wolný (21) are calculated separately.
Wolny (136) may also be a first name.
Wolny Surname Meaning
Wolny Demographics
Average Wolny Salary in
United States
$45,131 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wolny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolny occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wolný. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolny? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,019th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 740,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wolny are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Wolny is also the 794,286th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 136 people.
The surname Wolny is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 7,801 people, or 1 in 4,872. Barring Poland this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Wolny Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wolny surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wolny earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.57% less than the national average, earning R 60,420 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $45,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolný | 93 | 21 | / |
| Wollny | 91 | 5,079 | / |
| Wolney | 91 | 479 | / |
| Woolny | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wollney | 83 | 173 | / |
| Woolney | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wolna | 80 | 4,324 | / |
| Volny | 80 | 960 | / |
| Walny | 80 | 258 | / |
| Wolná | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wolni | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wolne | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bolny | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wálny | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wollenny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volnyy | 73 | 1,033 | / |
| Volney | 73 | 556 | / |
| Volnay | 73 | 135 | / |
| Wallny | 73 | 64 | / |
| Volnyi | 73 | 63 | / |
| Walney | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wollna | 73 | 25 | / |
| Wollná | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bolney | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wolnie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Volniy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wollný | 73 | 8 | / |
| Volnoy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wollne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vollny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woulni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wollni | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolnei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voelny | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woolner | 67 | 1,789 | / |
| Volnaya | 67 | 744 | / |
| Wohlner | 67 | 71 | / |
| Boulnoy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wallney | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wolinne | 67 | 17 | / |
| Volnych | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wolgner | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wollnäs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wolhner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolnei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volnysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uholnyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolneer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wullney | 67 | 0 | / |
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