Wolny Surname

52,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolny Surname User-submission:

Wolny is a Polish surname, meaning 'free' or 'freeman'.

Wolny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,8011:4,872557
Germany9691:83,08110,492
United States4471:810,87062,361
France2051:324,01349,159
Czechia1271:83,72814,017
England691:807,50843,459
Canada391:944,75971,777
Austria371:230,14727,778
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Israel111:777,96750,646
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway61:857,04855,549
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Wolný (21) are calculated separately.

Wolny (136) may also be a first name.

Wolny Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wolny is a Polish surname, meaning 'free' or 'freeman'.

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Wolny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolny is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Wolný. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,019th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 740,228 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wolny reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 794,286th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 136 people.

The surname Wolny is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 7,801 people, or 1 in 4,872. Apart from Poland it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Wolny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wolny are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolný9321/
Wollny915,079/
Wolney91479/
Woolny911/
Wollney83173/
Woolney838/
Wolna804,324/
Volny80960/
Walny80258/
Wolná8032/
Wolni8016/
Wolne8011/
Bolny805/
Wálny802/
Wollenny771/
Volnyy731,033/
Volney73556/
Volnay73135/
Wallny7364/
Volnyi7363/
Walney7342/
Wollna7325/
Wollná7316/
Bolney7313/
Wolnie7310/
Volniy738/
Wollný738/
Volnoy733/
Wollne732/
Vollny731/
Woulni731/
Wollni731/
Wolnei731/
Voelny731/
Woolner671,789/
Volnaya67744/
Wohlner6771/
Boulnoy6755/
Wallney6727/
Wolinne6717/
Volnych6712/
Wolgner6712/
Wollnäs677/
Wolhner671/
Woolnei671/
Volnysh671/
Uholnyi671/
Wolneer670/
Wullney670/

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