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

Wolz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,266th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,710,692 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Wolz reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wolz is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,739 people, or 1 in 29,392. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 57 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 26 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Wolz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wolz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolz surname rose 678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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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