Woolliams Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Woolliams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woolliams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Canada421:877,27667,671
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680

Woolliams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woolliams is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woolliams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woolliams is the 1,025,894th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name Woolliams occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Woolliams reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 18 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 16 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Woolliams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woolliams has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Woolliams last name rose 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Woolliams Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woolliams earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woollams941,098/
Wolliams9411/
Wooliams948/
Woollam's898/
Woolams88114/
Wollams883/
Woliams881/
Walliams8265/
Wulliams8216/
Woollems826/
Woolam's821/
Woullams821/
Woolloms821/
Woolhams821/
Woollans820/
Woolaims820/
Wolams800/
Wuilliams7818/
Woolems75180/
Wallams7565/
Waliams752/
Woolans751/
Wolloms751/
Bollams750/
Woollons7166/
Wuillams711/
Wallaims711/
Walams675/
Wolems671/
Wolans671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Woolliams
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