Wolani Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wolani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1311:158,54317,246
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wolani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolani is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wolani.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolani is the 1,343,156th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wolani live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 158,543. In Cameroon Wolani is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent reside, West Region, where 9 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Wolani occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Wolani Last Name Statistics demography

Wolani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.2% less than the national average, earning R 30,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollani926/
Wojlanis8618/
Woleangi863/
Walani831,903/
Volani83555/
Wolany83520/
Wolana8314/
Wolane832/
Woloni832/
Wallani77393/
Volanis77213/
Boolani77207/
Walyani77187/
Volanie7776/
Voulani7765/
Boliani7735/
Volyani7730/
Vollani7717/
Wollany7715/
Wolyana7714/
Boylani7710/
Bohlani777/
Bolanhi777/
Waleani777/
Waalani776/
Bolhani776/
Walanyi776/
Wahlani773/
Wolaner773/
Walayni772/
Walhani771/
Bolahni771/
Walanio771/
Volagni771/
Volaniy771/
Wolań731/
Walainis7118/
Wuolanne7116/
Voullani7112/
Voolangi7111/
Watlanit7110/
Wahliani718/
Bolliani717/
Vollyani716/
Wallyani712/
Vollanie711/
Boulanni711/
Vollangi711/
Walleani711/
Waaliani711/
Wollanna711/
Boulahni711/
Voulanie711/
Voulgani711/
Bouliani711/
Boulaini711/
Walyanyi711/
Woollane710/
Wohlaner710/
Valani677,891/
Bolane671,114/
Walanj67606/
Walana67404/
Waloni67221/
Voloni6725/
Volana6722/
Walane6714/
Volane6712/
Boulhanni675/
Wolona672/
Wolony671/
Volany671/
Woolonich671/
Bolany671/
Wolone671/
Woollanes670/

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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 Wolani
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