Wolz Surname

109,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Wolz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7391:29,3923,872
United States1,3431:269,88825,354
Austria341:250,45429,541
Romania311:647,67345,663
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Liechtenstein101:3,838429
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Wolz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolz occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,266th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,710,692 people. The last name Wolz occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Wolz live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wolz is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,739 people, or 1 in 29,392. In Germany Wolz is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 57 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Wolz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolz last name increased 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wolz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolz last name are 18.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wolz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 40.58% more than the national average, earning 486,512 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woltz891,805/
Woelz89104/
Wolcz8964/
Wolze8945/
Wolzt8945/
Wollz8922/
Woldz898/
Wotlz892/
Woolz890/
Woltze8032/
Wolesz804/
Wooltz802/
Wohltz801/
Wolszt801/
Wolezt801/
Wollzz801/
Woollz800/
Wolltz800/
Wholtz800/
Woltzs800/
Walz7531,103/
Volz7521,360/
Bolz7512,951/
Wulz751,056/
Wols75683/
Wolc7574/
Uolz751/
Wolß751/
Woillez73245/
Wolszcz731/
Waltz6711,128/
Voltz674,904/
Voelz671,440/
Woles67680/
Wools67555/
Walcz67250/
Wolch67247/
Wolse67239/
Wulze6790/
Volcz6788/
Wolts6786/
Volze6785/
Bolez6772/
Wallz6757/
Walze6750/
Wolsh6747/
Woels6738/
Wulzt6725/
Wolss6721/
Walez6713/
Bolcz6712/
Wolds679/
Wolls679/
Wuilz678/
Volez675/
Wolce674/
Waldz673/
Votlz672/
Wollx671/
Volzs671/
Walzz671/
Wolhs671/
Woolc671/
Waulz671/
Weulz671/
Walsz671/
Vollz671/
Voilz671/
Welez671/
Wulez671/
Wolczová671/
Bolsz671/
Wwolx671/
Walzh670/
Bollz670/
Woils670/
Wohls670/
Wolsd670/

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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 Wolz
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