Wolabi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wolabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wolabi (16) may also be a first name.

Wolabi Last Name Facts

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

Wolabi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Wolabi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wolabi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 4,320,555. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 27 percent live, Osun, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 15 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolabio921/
Woullabi861/
Woulabai861/
Walabi8360/
Bolabi8329/
Wolobi8315/
Wulabi834/
Wolaba833/
Welabi832/
Wolavi831/
Boliabi77315/
Walabai7792/
Boulabi7712/
Wolobio773/
Waliabi772/
Woulaba772/
Walabid771/
Woloboi771/
Wohlaba771/
Volabai771/
Volaboi771/
Wolaber770/
Boulaabi71157/
Wollaber71101/
Boulhabi7162/
Bolabhai713/
Woulebai712/
Voulabai711/
Wallabai711/
Woloubai711/
Boulaibi711/
Bollabai711/
Boullabi711/
Wohliabe710/
Wohllabe710/
Woolaber710/
Walaba67390/
Balabi67183/
Walabe67115/
Valabi6749/
Bolabe6737/
Bolobi6722/
Wulaba6713/
Woloba6713/
Wulobi678/
Bolavi676/
Velabi675/
Boullaabi674/
Walebi673/
Bollabhai673/
Walobi672/
Volebi672/
Bulabi672/
Welebi671/
Woloby671/
Volabe671/
Vulabi671/
Wolobe671/
Boulhaabi671/
Wolave670/

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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 Wolabi
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