Wolsk Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wolsk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolsk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Wolsk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolsk occurs most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolsk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolsk is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Wolsk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Wolsk reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 43 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and District of Columbia, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Wolsk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolsk last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Wolsk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.02% more than the national average, earning $52,651 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolske911,071/
Wolsjk911/
Wolskt911/
Wolscke8314/
Woleske839/
Wolschk835/
Woolske834/
Wollske831/
Walsk809/
Volsk802/
Wolzk800/
Wolschke77254/
Walske73185/
Volske7317/
Walshk734/
Bolsck730/
Wollschke716/
Waleske6725/
Voleske672/
Walshks671/
Wasilsk671/

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Wolsk Reference & Research

Wolinsky FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wolsk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis