Wolzak Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wolzak Surname User-submission:

The Wolzak surname comes from the Dutch word used for 'street of wool merchants' in the middle ages. Wol means 'wool' and zak is the Old Dutch word for 'alley'.

Wolzak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2651:63,72510,963
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wolzak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wolzak surname comes from the Dutch word used for 'street of wool merchants' in the middle ages. Wol means 'wool' and zak is the Old Dutch word for 'alley'.

- s.wolzak

Wolzak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolzak has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wolzak.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolzak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolzak is the 745,450th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wolzak live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 63,725. In The Netherlands Wolzak is most frequent in: North Holland, where 55 percent are found, South Holland, where 15 percent are found and Utrecht, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Wolzak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolzak surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wolzak earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.51% more than the national average, earning $75,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolczak92148/
Wolszak921/
Wolsczak862/
Walzak83459/
Wolsak8398/
Bolzak8327/
Wolzok8312/
Volzak831/
Wolszczak801,978/
Walczak7761,447/
Bolczak77240/
Walezak77120/
Walzack7764/
Wolchak7747/
Wolczok7717/
Wolesak7712/
Bolszak7710/
Walzcak7710/
Waltzak777/
Wallzak775/
Walszak774/
Walzzak773/
Wolsaak772/
Wolsack771/
Bolzhak771/
Woilcak771/
Volzhak771/
Wolezok771/
Walezack7117/
Walczack7112/
Waldzack716/
Walzauck714/
Wolschak711/
Walczzak711/
Waleszak711/
Wasylzak711/
Walczaks711/
Bolczack711/
Wolshack711/
Wolesake711/
Woolsack710/
Bulzak67209/
Walzok6772/
Walsak6769/
Walszczak6743/
Volčak6742/
Wasylczak6741/
Wohlschak6740/
Volsak6734/
Walcak6727/
Volšak6719/
Wollesack6714/
Valzak6712/
Voljak678/
Volcak675/
Walzac675/
Wasilczak674/
Walzag671/
Waljak671/
Volszczak671/

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