Wolaita Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Wolaita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolita | 92 | 5 | / |
| Woulita | 86 | 86 | / |
| Walaita | 86 | 17 | / |
| Woulata | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wolitha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bolaita | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wolaitis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Welayita | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walita | 77 | 1,161 | / |
| Bolata | 77 | 498 | / |
| Walata | 77 | 467 | / |
| Bolita | 77 | 92 | / |
| Welata | 77 | 81 | / |
| Welita | 77 | 50 | / |
| Wulita | 77 | 37 | / |
| Volita | 77 | 25 | / |
| Woliti | 77 | 19 | / |
| Woleta | 77 | 6 | / |
| Volata | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wolaty | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolito | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balaita | 71 | 672 | / |
| Woliter | 71 | 64 | / |
| Wallita | 71 | 27 | / |
| Voulita | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wulaiti | 71 | 11 | / |
| Boulata | 71 | 9 | / |
| Walatta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boleita | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bollita | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bolauta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Woelito | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walaite | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waliata | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wuolity | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walitta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wulaito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woulate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouliti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolitta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolatay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouleta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voloita | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walaity | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolaito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walieta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woolite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolatai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolitha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woletta | 71 | 0 | / |
| Balaitah | 67 | 59 | / |
| Walaitis | 67 | 46 | / |
| Boullata | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wolliter | 67 | 16 | / |
| Volaitis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bolajito | 67 | 5 | / |
| Walaieethay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wolitich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boleitay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boloitay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waliyeta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balaiita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouhlata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volaitti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollasto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balaitay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walliata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallaita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valajita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallista | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walatoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waliyata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boulatai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohlater | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woollate | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wolaita
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis