Woollhead Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Woollhead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woollhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark221:256,57819,736
England161:3,482,379114,324
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Woollhead Last Name Facts

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

Woollhead occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woollhead? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Woollhead is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Woollhead reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 256,578. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 95 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 5 percent are found. Beside Denmark Woollhead occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Woollhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woollhead has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Woollhead surname expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woolhead94579/
Wollhed883/
Wallhead82569/
Woolla8062/
Woolle801/
Wolled800/
Wholehead782/
Woolheath780/
Woolley7531,814/
Wooller751,070/
Wolleat75124/
Woollas7585/
Woollet7563/
Wallhed7520/
Woollie756/
Woollat752/
Woolles752/
Woolasd751/
Wooleat751/
Woolaid751/
Wallead751/
Woollee750/
Woollett711,711/
Wolla711,517/
Wolle711,362/
Woollatt71359/
Wollherr71110/
Woole7124/
Woola7119/
Wolleydt7116/
Wolea7116/
Woollass7114/
Woollias7113/
Wallehed718/
Woolleys713/
Woled712/
Wolad711/
Wooslley711/
Wolhe711/
Whoolley710/
Woollate710/
Bullhead710/
Woollowe710/
Wooley679,399/
Bollea671,081/
Walled67927/
Wollah67657/
Wolley67610/
Walhad67562/
Wollet67421/
Wollie67380/
Wooles67321/
Wallad67214/
Wuolle67152/
Voolla67142/
Woolet6790/
Wolher6769/
Woolie6750/
Wollay6741/
Wollia6739/
Woleah6731/
Boolla6727/
Woulla6725/
Wootla6723/
Wolloe6723/
Woleya6723/
Woille6721/
Woolay6716/
Woulle6715/
Wouled6714/
Walhed6712/
Wollee6710/
Walead6710/
Wollau679/
Woolah678/
Bolled676/
Wolleh675/
Boolle674/
Woolee674/
Bollad673/
Wholle673/
Wollai673/
Boolad673/
Wallea672/
Wolehe672/
Bollhe672/
Bollha671/
Woleha671/
Wolhee671/
Wollhoite671/
Wollid671/
Woollette671/
Woosla671/
Woosle671/
Woolya671/
Wolloa671/
Wolgad671/
Wohlea671/
Woylad671/
Boolha671/
Wallha670/
Wollaz670/
Vollad670/
Wohlad670/
Woleat670/

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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 Woollhead
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