Wolsen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Wolsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wolsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolsen is found most in Indonesia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wolsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Wolsen is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Wolsen are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia Wolsen is primarily found in: Maluku, where 94 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Wolsen is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent are found.

Wolsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolsen surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohlsen92209/
Wollsen9231/
Woolsen921/
Wolssen921/
Wolsn910/
Wollesen861,479/
Walsen83399/
Wolson83289/
Bolsen83224/
Wolzen83224/
Wolgen83100/
Volsen8344/
Wolsin8344/
Wolsan8319/
Wolsem831/
Wollesien800/
Woolson77808/
Wolszon77343/
Woltjen77320/
Boolsen77142/
Wolgien7797/
Bolssen7779/
Wolshon7745/
Walsien7738/
Wollsén7729/
Voelsen7726/
Wolshin7721/
Vollsen7715/
Bolesen7713/
Wolsson7712/
Wolzien7710/
Wolsohn779/
Wolszan778/
Volshen775/
Boilsen774/
Boulsen774/
Woilson773/
Wallsen772/
Wohlson772/
Wolszyn772/
Woleson771/
Wulssen771/
Wollson771/
Wolshan771/
Welesen771/
Wollsin771/
Walsaen771/
Wollgen770/
Woltgen770/
Boylsen770/
Woolsin770/
Walsn735/
Bolsn731/
Wolschon71290/
Boilesen71220/
Wolleson71128/
Bollesen71123/
Bojlesen7159/
Wallesen7159/
Wohltjen7151/
Vollesen7142/
Wolschan7123/
Wolschin7114/
Boulsien717/
Bohlssen714/
Wollgien713/
Wollesem712/
Wolssink712/
Wallsend711/
Boylesen711/
Wahlsien711/
Wollszyn711/
Woollson710/
Walson672,242/
Bolson671,600/
Volson67172/
Bolgen67165/
Wolgin67142/
Balsen67141/
Bolsan67133/
Wulzen67102/
Bolzen67101/
Wulsin6795/
Bolsin6762/
Walsan6754/
Volsan6747/
Wolschina6740/
Walsem6727/
Bolsyn6727/
Woolleson6725/
Bollessen6720/
Wollschon6714/
Walgen6712/
Volgen6712/
Wolcán6712/
Wolcyn6710/
Volsem679/
Wolgem679/
Wolzin678/
Uolson677/
Wolcin677/
Wulsan677/
Valsen677/
Walsin675/
Wolsim674/
Bolsén674/
Bolsón674/
Volsin673/
Walzen673/
Wolschann673/
Wolzon672/
Bolcen672/
Bulsen672/
Wulson672/
Bolşen672/
Woljan671/
Woolsione671/
Vulsen671/
Wollgiehn671/
Waljen670/
Woolshand670/

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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 Wolsen
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