Voolo Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Voolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Voolo Last Name Facts

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

Voolo occurs most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voolo is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Voolo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Voolo is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 96,788. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volo892,178/
Volos804,590/
Vuolo803,083/
Boolo801,405/
Volot80497/
Volou80277/
Voloh80202/
Vollo80160/
Voola80146/
Voylo80112/
Foolo80111/
Voloj80110/
Voulo8095/
Voilo8075/
Volod8065/
Voloa8015/
Vološ808/
Voloy805/
Voloș804/
Voloz804/
Voloi802/
Voloo802/
Volop802/
Vouholou776/
Vosloo739,339/
Vootla73890/
Phoolo73399/
Voloch73392/
Vollot73297/
Volooj73213/
Voulot73189/
Vuollo73188/
Vosloh73163/
Voolla73142/
Vuolio7381/
Boolos7357/
Volosh7354/
Volout7315/
Volloy7312/
Volosz7311/
Ouholo738/
Foolio737/
Volois737/
Vuolho735/
Voilot734/
Voulou733/
Voulos732/
Volohs732/
Fooloy731/
Vosllo731/
Bhoolo731/
Foolou731/
Voolas731/
Voloud731/
Volost731/
Woolot731/
Vooyla731/
Voojla731/
Voylos731/
Voyloa731/
Volloz731/
Bolo6725,738/
Vola6710,984/
Wolo676,431/
Valo676,285/
Folo672,378/
Voillot67614/
Vulo67130/
Votello6724/
Uolo6718/
Bootlop6717/
Voulloz678/
Volloch677/
Voylosh675/
Vootlla674/
Volohyi673/
Mphoolo672/
Volosch672/
Foolios671/
Boolout671/
Votillo671/
Voillou671/
Phooloo671/
Voilloz671/
Vouloup671/
Vouloux671/
Boolooa671/
Booloch670/
Vocello670/

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