Woldab Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Woldab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England11:55,718,059489,080

Woldab (1,159) may also be a first name.

Woldab Last Name Facts

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

Woldab is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Woldab.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Woldab live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 233,435th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 1,159 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 6,096,641. Excluding Ethiopia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woldeab922,903/
Woldap831/
Waldeab774/
Uoldeab771/
Baldab671/
Waldap671/
Waldeb670/
Boldaiv621/
Waldeeb621/
Boldoib621/
Boldov50697/
Baldav5019/
Buldob508/
Waldop506/
Voldov504/
Buldav501/

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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 Woldab
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