Wolayo Surname
Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname
Wolayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,210 | 1:32,264 | 4,342 |
| Kenya | 134 | 1:344,626 | 20,573 |
Wolayo Demographics
Wolayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wolayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolayo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolayo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 285,960th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,210 people, or 1 in 32,264. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 43 percent reside, Mbale District, where 30 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 6 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent reside.
Wolayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wolayo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wolayo
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