Waleola Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Waleola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waleola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8001:221,42813,065
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Waleola (425) may also be a first name.

Waleola Last Name Facts

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

Waleola occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waleola.

How Common Is The Last Name Waleola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 429,827th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,086,716 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waleola live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waleola is also the 416,660th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 425 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 221,428. In Nigeria Waleola is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 32 percent reside, Osun, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woleola86566/
Baleola864/
Waleole862/
Waleoli861/
Balehola8071/
Waleiole8021/
Waleholi8018/
Waleolou802/
Woleeola801/
Walehala801/
Wolleola801/
Walioli71115/
Valeala719/
Baljola713/
Valjola711/
Waljolo711/
Walyaula671,926/
Valleala6738/
Balehula6734/
Waliulah674/
Valiolah671/
Baaleole671/
Valehole671/
Baljolla671/
Balojula671/

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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 Waleola
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