Wola Surname
Approximately 3,309 people bear this surname
Wola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,690 | 1:43,716 | 5,321 |
| Indonesia | 767 | 1:172,424 | 16,711 |
| Thailand | 560 | 1:126,140 | 19,063 |
| Poland | 95 | 1:400,092 | 42,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wola (616) may also be a first name.
Wola Demographics
Average Wola Salary in
South Africa
R 30,336
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wola (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wola? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 135,772nd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,202,341 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Wola reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wola is also the 336,421st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 616 people.
The last name Wola is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,690 people, or 1 in 43,716. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Thailand, where 17 percent live.
Wola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wola has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wola Last Name Statistics demography
Wola earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.23% less than the national average, earning R 30,336 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wola in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻻ | wla | - |
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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 Wola
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