Wolapaye Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wolapaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wolapaye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2041:21,6102,142
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wolapaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolapaye occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wolapaye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolapaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wolapaye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 21,610. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Lofa County, where 41 percent live, Montserrado County, where 35 percent live and Bong County, where 17 percent live. Beside Liberia Wolapaye is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolapay931/
Wolopaye8860/
Walapaye881/
Wolapeye881/
Wolopay808/
Wolopaya756/
Woolapai751/
Walapoye751/
Boloupaye711/
Bolapey6768/
Wolopai6714/
Walapai672/
Wolopue671/
Wolopee671/
Walapea671/
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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 Wolapaye
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