Wolwacz Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wolwacz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolwacz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Wolwacz Last Name Facts

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

Wolwacz is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolwacz? popularity and diffusion

Wolwacz is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wolwacz live; 62 percent live in South America and 62 percent live in Luso-South America.

Wolwacz is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 88 percent live and São Paulo, where 13 percent live. Excluding Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolwa83100/
Woolwa774/
Woulwa771/
Wolway771/
Wholwa771/
Woolway71507/
Wolbach71479/
Wolwate7113/
Bolwach715/
Wollway711/
Walwa673,604/
Wohlbach6779/
Wollbach6711/
Volwa671/
Wolwo671/
Wolua671/
Wolbauch671/
Woolbach670/

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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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  • 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 Wolwacz
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