Wolski Surname

17,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wolski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Wola (liberty), in Poland.

Wolski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland24,4231:1,556111
United States2,7131:133,60114,038
Germany1,3091:61,5017,898
Brazil1,0661:200,8207,723
Australia5921:45,6015,722
Canada5151:71,5458,161
England2241:248,74120,175
France1291:514,90571,423
Israel811:105,65012,007
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Austria421:202,74825,305
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Norway261:197,78022,769
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales91:343,83718,086
Finland81:687,08836,047
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Wolski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Wola (liberty), in Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wolski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolski is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolski? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,621st most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 231,888 people. The surname Wolski occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Wolski are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 24,423 people, or 1 in 1,556. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Wolski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolski has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolski last name increased 8,752 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolski last name are 4.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Wolski earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning 251,791 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $54,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolskij9217/
Wolskie924/
Woleski921/
Wolskii921/
Wooleski860/
Walski831,660/
Wolske831,071/
Wolsky83699/
Wolska83572/
Volski83527/
Wolská8325/
Wulski8316/
Wolský834/
Wochelski8048/
Wojtylski8019/
Volskyi771,388/
Waleski77704/
Weleski77224/
Volskis77204/
Boleski77186/
Wolesky7740/
Volskiy7738/
Wolszky7735/
Volskij7717/
Wolscke7714/
Voleski7712/
Wolsker7711/
Volszki7710/
Woleske779/
Whelski779/
Wolskee778/
Woleský776/
Volskii775/
Woleská775/
Woolske774/
Wolskey773/
Volskie771/
Voelski771/
Wolszka771/
Wollska771/
Wollske771/
Woleska771/
Wallski771/
Wulskit771/
Woolsky770/
Wollsckeid750/
Volskaia711,723/
Wolschke71254/
Wasleski7153/
Wasilski7127/
Wollesky7118/
Wolschky7116/
Boleskei7113/
Watelski715/
Vol'skiy714/
Waselski714/
Uholskyi713/
Wolskaya712/
Walescki711/
Wolskaja711/
Walesski711/
Volleski711/
Guholski711/
Volsky672,333/
Bulski671,400/
Balski67269/
Walsky67236/
Walske67185/
Volska6774/
Volská6725/
Volský6720/
Valski6718/
Volske6717/
Wasielski6716/
Walska6716/
Wolleszky677/
Wollschke676/
Bolske674/
Volesskyi672/
Wachilski671/
Whaselski671/
Wolscheih671/

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