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
The surname Wolea occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolea? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolea reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wolea is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 10 people.
The surname Wolea is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 82 percent are found, Lofa County, where 9 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Liberia Wolea exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Wolea
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