Wolsky Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Wolsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5261:689,08554,664
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Hungary161:613,51735,830
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Austria111:774,13064,097
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Wolský (4) are calculated separately.

Wolsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolsky is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wolský. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolsky is the 477,903rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The surname Wolsky occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wolsky reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 689,085. In The United States Wolsky is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent are found, North Dakota, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Wolsky exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Wolsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolsky surname grew 3,094 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolsky surname are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wolsky earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.8% less than the national average, earning $42,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolský944/
Wolesky9240/
Wolszky9235/
Wolskey923/
Woolsky920/
Wollesky8618/
Wolschky8616/
Wolskaya862/
Wolski8331,427/
Volsky832,333/
Wolske831,071/
Wolska83572/
Walsky83236/
Wolská8325/
Wolleszky807/
Volskyi771,388/
Volesky77529/
Walesky7789/
Bolesky7780/
Volskay7756/
Volskiy7738/
Whelsky7726/
Walskey7725/
Volszky7723/
Wolskij7717/
Wolscke7714/
Wolsker7711/
Woleske779/
Wolskee778/
Volskys776/
Woleský776/
Woleská775/
Wolskie774/
Welesky774/
Woolske774/
Volskey774/
Woleski771/
Wolskii771/
Vol'sky771/
Bolskyy771/
Woleska771/
Wollske771/
Wolszka771/
Wollska771/
Bolskey770/
Volskaya712,929/
Wolschke71254/
Waslesky7114/
Volessky717/
Vol'skiy714/
Uholskyi713/
Wolskaja711/
Watelsky710/
Waselsky710/
Wooleski710/
Vollesky710/
Walski671,660/
Volski67527/
Walske67185/
Valsky6793/
Balsky6777/
Volska6774/
Wochelski6748/
Volská6725/
Volský6720/
Wojtylski6719/
Volske6717/
Walska6716/
Vol'skaya6711/
Whaselsky677/
Wollschke676/
Bolske674/
Volesskyi672/
Volsskaya671/
Wasielsky671/

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