Woolaway Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Woolaway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:435,29729,139
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Woolaway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woolaway occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Woolaway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolaway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woolaway is the 1,168,344th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Woolaway live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 435,297. In England Woolaway is primarily found in: Devon, where 23 percent are found, West Midlands, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Woolaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woolaway surname grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolaway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Woolaway surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Woolaway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wollaway881/
Woloway8021/
Walaway801/
Wholoway755/
Wolloway752/
Wollawat751/
Bolawaya751/
Walawaya751/
Wallaway750/
Walawa7167/
Wolowa719/
Wolaba713/
Wulawa712/
Wolawe711/
Walawad6756/
Balaway6741/
Waloway6737/
Waalawa6731/
Walawap6730/
Walawai6710/
Bolavay678/
Walhawa677/
Waliawa677/
Wolowey677/
Bolaiwa674/
Bolaawa674/
Walawau674/
Wolowah672/
Walaewa671/
Wallawaaya671/
Walawah671/
Watlawa671/
Wohlaba671/
Bulaway671/
Boloway671/
Bolawoy671/

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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 Woolaway
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