Woltersdorf Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Woltersdorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woltersdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6071:132,62816,160
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Poland681:558,95252,372
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden151:656,45048,545
France91:7,380,302306,885
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Woltersdorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woltersdorf is found most in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woltersdorf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 377,677th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. Woltersdorf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Woltersdorf live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 607 people, or 1 in 132,628. In Germany Woltersdorf is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 14 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Woltersdorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woltersdorf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woltersdorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Woltersdorf surname are 9.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Woltersdorf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $43,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $51,020 CAD per year.

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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 Woltersdorf
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