Woal Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Woal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Woal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woal is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Woal live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Woal is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and South Sudan, where 27 percent reside.

Woal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Woal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woal surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohal895/
Woald895/
Woale891/
Woalp890/
Woahl890/
Woall890/
Wohale8027/
Wouale8015/
Boal754,134/
Voal7526/
Waol7520/
Uoal751/
Wooeall731/
Boual671,566/
Voall67162/
Vohal6737/
Wahol6726/
Voual6716/
Waeal679/
Waoll674/
Waole673/
Boall672/
Vhoal672/
Boaul671/
Wouol671/
Voale671/
Uoale671/
Woeol671/
Boail671/
Boayl671/
Booal671/
Voalt670/
Voahl670/

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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 Woal
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