Wolea Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Wolea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Wolea (10) may also be a first name.
Wolea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolea occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolea? popularity and diffusion
Wolea is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolea reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename on earth, held by 10 people.
The last name Wolea is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 82 percent reside, Lofa County, where 9 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Benin, where 6 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 Wolea
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