Wolday Surname

88,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wolday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Wolday (3,715) may also be a first name.

Wolday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolday is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wolday.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolday? popularity and diffusion

Wolday is the 88,941st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,350,046 people. Wolday is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wolday live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 115,586th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 3,715 people.

It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,312 people, or 1 in 18,363. Other than Ethiopia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Wolday Last Name Statistics demography

Wolday earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woldaye922/
Woldayi921/
Woldday921/
Wolda91360/
Woldy9110/
Woldai83133/
Bolday8365/
Walday8316/
Woldah8313/
Woulda8312/
Volday838/
Woldau834/
Woldey832/
Woldap831/
Woldea831/
Boulday7774/
Woldach7744/
Woldeye775/
Waldayh774/
Waldaya771/
Woldiye771/
Wolde7395,747/
Bolda733,648/
Walda732,531/
Boldy73618/
Waldy73414/
Volda73120/
Woldi734/
Wulda731/
Walhdayh714/
Bouldaye711/
Wholdeye711/
Waldayes711/
Woldie6715,823/
Boldea671,747/
Waldau671,001/
Voulda67141/
Valday6782/
Boldey6772/
Balday6743/
Bouldy6726/
Voldas6718/
Waldai6712/
Wouldi6712/
Boldau6711/
Woulde6710/
Waldha679/
Boulda677/
Boldoy675/
Boldağ673/
Waldah673/
Woldee672/
Boldai672/
Waldey672/
Waldea672/
Waldahyah671/
Woldou671/
Boldda671/
Walldy671/
Woldoe671/
Wouldeyes671/
Woelde670/

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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
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  • 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 Wolday
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