Woolas Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woolas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981

Woolas Last Name Facts

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

Woolas is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Woolas are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Woolas is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 56 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and Kent, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.

Woolas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolas has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolass92152/
Woollas9285/
Woolias9263/
Woolasd921/
Wolas91429/
Woollass8614/
Woollias8613/
Woolaish861/
Wollas8345/
Wholas8335/
Woulas8319/
Wolasz8315/
Wolase833/
Boolas831/
Wohlas831/
Voolas831/
Wolash831/
Wolats831/
Woolace7778/
Wollast7718/
Wolasse7712/
Wooleys771/
Wolgash771/
Wollase771/
Whollas770/
Walas736,176/
Bolas736,155/
Wolos73378/
Volas73245/
Wulas7320/
Wolaj7317/
Wołos7314/
Uolas732/
Wolaś731/
Wolax731/
Wollasch7135/
Wolasová719/
Woolleys713/
Woolhous711/
Woollace710/
Bollas671,340/
Boulas671,060/
Wallas67655/
Walash67463/
Wolarz67382/
Bolash67324/
Wolosz67315/
Bolias67297/
Wolose67268/
Walase67192/
Walasz67177/
Boleas67147/
Wolach67118/
Boylas67109/
Voilas6795/
Walias6787/
Vollas6758/
Boolos6757/
Walaas6750/
Vuolas6750/
Bolais6747/
Wollos6738/
Wolatz6737/
Voulas6728/
Volgas6724/
Wołosz6720/
Woloss6716/
Wolosh6715/
Bolaas6711/
Bolaus678/
Volyas678/
Wolauz676/
Volias674/
Uollas672/
Volajs672/
Volash672/
Walais672/
Bolhas672/
Walays671/
Waslas671/
Bolass671/
Bolyas671/
Wolausche671/
Wollasová671/
Wolace671/
Walads671/
Walasd671/
Volast671/
Walats671/
Wullas671/
Wualas671/
Wolgos671/
Wolacz671/
Boolax671/
Bolasz671/
Voleas671/
Bohlas670/
Wahlas670/
Wollac670/
Wollaz670/

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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 Woolas
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