Wole Surname

67,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Nigeria2,4831:71,3425,137
Indonesia5001:264,49823,945
Ivory Coast2481:93,0294,883
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Uganda461:848,68039,357
Benin431:240,36321,480
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
England171:3,277,533109,658
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Wole (11,389) may also be a first name.

Wole Last Name Facts

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

Wole occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wole? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,315th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 985,469 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wole reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wole is also the 56,121st most prevalent given name internationally, held by 11,389 people.

The last name Wole is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Wole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wole has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wole last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

The amount Wole earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.84% less than the national average, earning R 142,968 per year and in United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolle891,362/
Wolie891,310/
Woley89214/
Woule89126/
Woleh89126/
Wolee89122/
Woile8956/
Wohle8933/
Woleu8925/
Woole8924/
Whole8916/
Wolea8916/
Wolei896/
Woele895/
Woyle895/
Hwole891/
Wotle891/
Wolhe891/
Wol8626,191/
Wooley809,399/
Wholey801,017/
Wolley80610/
Wollie80380/
Wooles80321/
Wuolle80152/
Woehle80148/
Wolher8069/
Woolie8050/
Wolech8041/
Woiler8039/
Wolett8024/
Woille8021/
Woulle8015/
Wouled8014/
Wollee8010/
Woelle806/
Wohleh806/
Wolleh805/
Wohles805/
Wohlge804/
Woolee804/
Wolesz804/
Wolesh804/
Woyler803/
Wholle803/
Wouley802/
Woules802/
Wolehe802/
Woolle801/
Wolhee801/
Wuoley801/
Woosle801/
Whoule801/
Woeleh801/
Wuolee801/
Wouleh801/
Woleih801/
Woilee801/
Wuoleh801/
Wouyle801/
Woulie801/
Wolije801/
Wolezt801/
Wohlea801/
Wohlee801/
Wohley800/
Woiley800/
Wolled800/
Woeley800/
Woleat800/
Wale7541,397/
Bole7524,632/
Wele7513,868/
Wuol7511,113/
Woll756,688/
Wohl754,390/
Wola753,309/
Woli752,485/
Wool751,865/
Vole75720/
Wule75195/
Woly75128/
Woul7591/
Whol7515/
Wéle7515/
Wosl756/
Wolj753/
Wolh751/
Wgol751/
Wotl751/
Uole750/
Woil750/
Woolley7331,814/
Whooley731,133/
Wooller731,070/
Wohletz73472/
Wholley73427/
Woolett73166/
Wolleat73124/
Woillet73107/
Woollet7363/
Whouley7358/
Wootley7354/
Wolletz7318/
Wolherr7318/
Wootler7317/
Woulehe7317/
Woullet7312/
Woodtle7311/
Woollie736/
Wuolett734/
Wuolleh733/
Woillie733/
Wollhed733/
Wothley732/
Woolles732/
Woihler731/
Woulleh731/
Wuoller731/
Wuolley731/
Wollesr731/
Wooleat731/
Wooleys731/
Wholetz731/
Whooler731/
Wholleh731/
Wouleah731/
Woeleah731/
Woulley731/
Wooleey731/
Wohlher731/
Woleher731/
Wohleeh731/
Wohlees731/
Wousler731/
Woollee730/
Whoeley730/
Wousley730/
Whotley730/
Wohlett730/
Wottler730/
Wottles730/
Woolest730/
Wolestt730/
Whohler730/
Vwoller730/
Wohllep730/
Wolesht730/
Woelley730/
Boyle67114,060/
Walle6720,489/
Bolle6713,599/
Boley679,000/
Whale675,651/
Boule675,144/
Bolea675,109/
Volle674,229/
Wahle673,450/
Wehle672,163/
Wolla671,517/
Boole67971/
Volet67908/
Wouli67870/
Waley67744/
Walea67722/
Wulle67689/
Bolei67592/
Boile67518/
Voule67439/
Waale67411/
Voyle67393/
Weleh67357/
Wöhle67329/
Voler67321/
Wohlt67318/
Walei67308/
Bolee67303/
Weule67249/
Waleh67247/
Wolly67244/
Walee67234/
Weley67215/
Wooll67208/
Weele67181/
Woula67170/
Welie67164/
Waele67141/
Walhe67127/
Walje67127/
Wolli67127/
Wohld67120/
Voile67111/
Walie67110/
Wollherr67110/
Volei67105/
Voley67105/
Voles67104/
Wolia67102/
Vhole6779/
Wühle6764/
Wolay6759/
Welei6757/
Woili6756/
Bolhe6755/
Wolai6748/
Woila6745/
Wolpp6743/
Vohle6742/
Waleu6740/
Voleš6734/
Welea6726/
Waule6725/
Woiselle6724/
Wuleh6721/
Whele6720/
Wuollett6720/
Volge6720/
Woola6719/
Woitelle6719/
Volee6717/
Welee6717/
Wolaj6717/
Wolleydt6716/
Woliy6716/
Wholl6714/
Wähle6713/
Wulei6713/
Wuola6712/
Woloj6712/
Wocel6711/
Voele6711/
Voleh6710/
Volea679/
Hwale679/
Woloa679/
Woyla677/
Wotel677/
Vuole676/
Wollt675/
Volez675/
Volie675/
Wholt674/
Wolld674/
Wulie674/
Voole673/
Woolleys673/
Hwola673/
Woullett673/
Wulee673/
Wohll673/
Volhe673/
Woltt673/
Woloi673/
Wouly673/
Boële673/
Wülle673/
Wuile673/
Wholi673/
Woloy672/
Volep672/
Buole672/
Volej672/
Woldd672/
Wohlherr672/
Votle671/
Woeli671/
Wohleher671/
Wohli671/
Wolhs671/
Wolhy671/
Wulea671/
Wwale671/
Wolleitt671/
Wollh671/
Woohl671/
Woosl671/
Wooslley671/
Whohl671/
Wgale671/
Uhole671/
Wolll671/
Wollp671/
Vwale671/
Waleś671/
Walej671/
Wulez671/
Wuale671/
Wuhle671/
Wãhle671/
Wöler671/
Woulé671/
Wolhi671/
Woliś671/
Wollé671/
Woily671/
Hwele671/
Weleu671/
Wolyi671/
Wojlp671/
Wohla671/
Wosli671/
Whoolley670/
Whold670/
Huole670/
Wholy670/
Wuley670/
Woolp670/
Whoiless670/
Uoler670/
Woolt670/
Whule670/
Whool670/
Welhe670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wole
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