Wolson Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wolson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Israel101:855,76354,181
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wolson (160) may also be a first name.

Wolson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolson occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 917,199th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wolson live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 725,185th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 160 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 1,768,092. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 16 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Wolson occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Wolson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wolson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolson surname increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolson surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wolson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.15% more than the national average, earning R 328,296 per year and in United States they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $54,511 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolson92808/
Wolszon92343/
Wolshon9245/
Wolsson9212/
Wolsohn929/
Woilson923/
Wohlson922/
Woleson921/
Wollson921/
Wolschon86290/
Wolleson86128/
Woollson860/
Walson832,242/
Bolson831,600/
Volson83172/
Wolsen8322/
Wolsan8319/
Uolson837/
Wolzon832/
Wulson832/
Woolleson8025/
Wollschon8014/
Woolsione801/
Wohlsen77209/
Waleson77147/
Boylson77121/
Walshon7765/
Wallson7760/
Bolsson7756/
Wuilson7737/
Wollsen7731/
Wollsén7729/
Boilson7726/
Bohlson7711/
Boulson778/
Walsson778/
Wolszan778/
Wolzonn775/
Bolshon774/
Walscon772/
Volsson772/
Bollson772/
Walszon772/
Woolsen771/
Walhson771/
Walsotn771/
Wualson771/
Wolssen771/
Watlson771/
Wolshan771/
Walsond770/
Woolsom770/
Waalson770/
Walzson770/
Waglison7151/
Walschon7129/
Wolschan7123/
Bolshoun7119/
Wasylson7114/
Weulsoon717/
Wallsson714/
Walleson712/
Bolleson712/
Volsosin711/
Watelson711/
Whaleson711/
Wauleson711/
Wuillson711/
Walzsohn710/
Voyleson710/
Wholesom710/
Bolzon672,297/
Balson671,624/
Bulson671,084/
Bolsun67937/
Walsen67399/
Valson67316/
Bolsen67224/
Wolzen67224/
Walsom67133/
Bolsan67133/
Walsan6754/
Volsan6747/
Volsen6744/
Wollesund6714/
Wolcán6712/
Vulson6711/
Volsun679/
Wulsan677/
Volcon677/
Bolsén674/
Bolsón674/
Volzon673/
Wolschann673/
Volsom672/
Woljan671/
Walzon671/
Wolsem671/
Bolsão671/
Ualson671/
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
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  • 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 Wolson
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