Wol Surname
Approximately 26,191 people bear this surname
Wol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 17,438 | 1:655 | 136 |
| Sudan | 8,120 | 1:4,619 | 661 |
| Kenya | 208 | 1:222,019 | 15,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 130 | 1:62,721 | 8,130 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Afghanistan | 49 | 1:656,187 | 7,419 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wol (5,198) may also be a first name.
Wol Demographics
Wol Political Affiliation
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Wol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wol (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻝ) occurs in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wol? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wol is the 20,834th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 278,246 people. The surname Wol is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wol are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 93,907th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 5,198 people.
The surname Wol is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is held by 17,438 people, or 1 in 655. Besides South Sudan this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 31 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Wol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wol surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wol surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.
The amount Wol earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning $34,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.05% less than the national average, earning $31,770 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuol | 86 | 11,113 | / |
| Wole | 86 | 7,395 | / |
| Woll | 86 | 6,688 | / |
| Wohl | 86 | 4,390 | / |
| Wool | 86 | 1,865 | / |
| Woel | 86 | 137 | / |
| Woul | 86 | 91 | / |
| Whol | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wosl | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wotl | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wolh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wgol | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woil | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wolle | 75 | 1,362 | / |
| Wohlt | 75 | 318 | / |
| Wooll | 75 | 208 | / |
| Woell | 75 | 183 | / |
| Woule | 75 | 126 | / |
| Wohld | 75 | 120 | / |
| Woile | 75 | 56 | / |
| Wolpp | 75 | 43 | / |
| Wohle | 75 | 33 | / |
| Woole | 75 | 24 | / |
| Whole | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wholl | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wocel | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wotel | 75 | 7 | / |
| Woyle | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wollt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wolld | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wholt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woltt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wohll | 75 | 3 | / |
| Woelh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Woldd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Whohl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woosl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woohl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wollh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wollp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wolhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wojlp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woolp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whool | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whold | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bol | 67 | 323,918 | / |
| Wal | 67 | 84,293 | / |
| Vol | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Wuolle | 67 | 152 | / |
| Wul | 67 | 127 | / |
| Woisel | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wolova | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wochel | 67 | 22 | / |
| Woille | 67 | 21 | / |
| Woulle | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wocell | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wojtel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wojtyl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wolowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wohldt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Whould | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uol | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wojcil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wholle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwoell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wossel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojcel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woosle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouyle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wougli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Who'll | 67 | 1 | / |
Wol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wol in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻝ | wl | - |
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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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- 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 Wol
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