Wol Surname

20,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Wol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan17,4381:655136
Sudan8,1201:4,619661
Kenya2081:222,01915,715
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Afghanistan491:656,1877,419
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England51:11,143,612252,590
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wol (5,198) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuol8611,113/
Wole867,395/
Woll866,688/
Wohl864,390/
Wool861,865/
Woel86137/
Woul8691/
Whol8615/
Wosl866/
Wotl861/
Wolh861/
Wgol861/
Woil860/
Wolle751,362/
Wohlt75318/
Wooll75208/
Woell75183/
Woule75126/
Wohld75120/
Woile7556/
Wolpp7543/
Wohle7533/
Woole7524/
Whole7516/
Wholl7514/
Wocel7511/
Wotel757/
Woyle755/
Wollt755/
Wolld754/
Wholt754/
Woltt753/
Wohll753/
Woelh752/
Woldd752/
Whohl751/
Woosl751/
Woohl751/
Wollh751/
Wolhs751/
Hwole751/
Wolll751/
Wollp751/
Wolhe751/
Wojlp751/
Woolp750/
Woolt750/
Whool750/
Whold750/
Bol67323,918/
Wal6784,293/
Vol671,390/
Wuolle67152/
Wul67127/
Woisel6776/
Wolova6739/
Wochel6722/
Woille6721/
Woulle6715/
Wocell6714/
Wojtel6713/
Wojtyl6711/
Wolowa679/
Wohldt678/
Whould676/
Uol674/
Wojcil673/
Wholle673/
Hwoell673/
Wossel672/
Wojcel671/
Woolle671/
Woosle671/
Whoule671/
Wouyle671/
Wougli671/
Wollzz671/
Who'll671/

Wol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wol in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻝwl-

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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 Wol
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