Wolsely Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wolsely Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wolseley (Staffs), 13th cent. Wulfsiesley, Wulfsies- leg = Wulfsige’s Lea [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is a compound of wulf, wolf + sige, victory:-leáh (from, dat. leáge), meadow]

Wolsely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Wolsely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wolseley (Staffs), 13th cent. Wulfsiesley, Wulfsies- leg = Wulfsige’s Lea [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is a compound of wulf, wolf + sige, victory:-leáh (from, dat. leáge), meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wolsely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolsely has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wolsely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolsely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Wolsely is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wolsely reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wolsely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wolsely surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolseley93138/
Bolsely861/
Walseley800/
Balsely712/
Valssely671/
Walselei671/
Balseley671/
Wholesale632/
Walsali57169/
Walsila577/
Volgeli572/
Valsele571/
Walshhaehle561/
Voulgeli531/
Valesela531/
Balsiley531/
Walshayla506/
Voulgelis502/
Walesilia501/

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