Woltjen Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Woltjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woltjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Germany871:925,35065,249
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Woltjen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woltjen is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Woltjen.

How Common Is The Last Name Woltjen? popularity and diffusion

Woltjen is the 853,416th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Woltjen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Woltjen live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woltjen is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States Woltjen is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Woltjen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woltjen last name are 28.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Woltjen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.06% more than the national average, earning $66,474 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woeltjen9368/
Wohltjen9351/
Woehltjen8812/
Waltjen86203/
Woltzen8695/
Woltien861/
Woltgen860/
Waltjean800/
Wolzen77224/
Wolgen77100/
Wolsen7722/
Waljen770/
Wohlsen71209/
Wolgien7197/
Boltzen7171/
Wollsen7131/
Woldsen7123/
Wolzien7110/
Waltien717/
Voltsen712/
Waltzen712/
Wolssen711/
Waljeen711/
Waltsen711/
Waltgen711/
Woolsen711/
Wollgen710/
Wollesen671,479/
Wollgien673/
Boultgen672/
Wasiljen671/
Wolsn670/

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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 Woltjen
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