Volela Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Volela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Volela (7) may also be a first name.
Volela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Volela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Volela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Volela live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Volela is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Volela
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