Wols Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wols Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wols Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4481:37,6956,354
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France91:7,380,302306,885
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wols (16) may also be a first name.

Wols Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wols occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wols? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 486,338th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. Wols is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Wols live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 16 people.

The surname Wols is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 37,695. In The Netherlands Wols is mostly found in: South Holland, where 71 percent are found, North Holland, where 9 percent are found and North Brabant, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Wols occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Wols Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wols has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wols surname expanded 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wols Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wols surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wols earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.4% less than the national average, earning $35,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% less than the national average, earning $41,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woles89680/
Wools89555/
Wolse89239/
Wolsh8947/
Woels8938/
Wolss8921/
Wolls899/
Wolhs891/
Woils890/
Wohls890/
Wolsd890/
Woolls80672/
Wooles80321/
Wolles80261/
Wolsch80127/
Wohles805/
Woolse804/
Wolesz804/
Woules802/
Wollse802/
Woells802/
Wolsse801/
Wholes801/
Whools801/
Wolese801/
Wolszt801/
Woglis801/
Wolz754,260/
Bols752,310/
Wals751,505/
Vols75200/
Wuls7574/
Uols755/
Wolß751/
Wolscht73104/
Woolles732/
Wosllss731/
Wojcils731/
Wottles730/
Wochels730/
Woolest730/
Wolestt730/
Walsh67313,788/
Walls6764,776/
Boles6725,265/
Wales6721,991/
Wahls671,231/
Bolls67838/
Boils67496/
Waals67413/
Voils67410/
Walse67377/
Bools67250/
Wolch67247/
Bouls67225/
Bolsø67186/
Voels67171/
Voles67104/
Woelz67104/
Wauls6775/
Boyls6767/
Volse6763/
Walss6757/
Weles6756/
Wolze6745/
Wolzt6745/
Wulst6743/
Walsø6738/
Bolås6737/
Bolsh6733/
Volsh6724/
Volls6722/
Wollz6722/
Vools6720/
Walås6716/
Uolsh6715/
Voyls6714/
Volst678/
Wollesse678/
Walhs677/
Bolss676/
Boëls675/
Wolce674/
Boïls674/
Wotlz672/
Wuils672/
Walsj672/
Vuols671/
Wulss671/
Watls671/
Whals671/
Walsz671/
Wules671/
Wéles671/
Bolsz671/
Wollx671/
Wwolx671/
Whoiless670/
Wulls670/
Whels670/
Woolz670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wols
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