Wolay Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Wolay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wolay (13) may also be a first name.
Wolay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolay is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolay? popularity and diffusion
Wolay is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wolay are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Wolay is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 146,951. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Liberia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 42 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Wolay
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