Wolede Surname

212,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wolede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wolede (4,279) may also be a first name.

Wolede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolede has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolede is the 212,518th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,760,344 people. The last name Wolede is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolede live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 105,812th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 4,279 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Aside from Ethiopia Wolede exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woledge92105/
Woleade9224/
Woledie929/
Wollede921/
Woolede921/
Wooledge86136/
Woleader869/
Wolledge867/
Wohleder861/
Welede832,141/
Bolede8316/
Woleda836/
Walede833/
Wolade833/
Wolode832/
Wolide831/
Woolledge8032/
Wohlleder801/
Waleade7715/
Wallede772/
Voledje771/
Wolyder771/
Boletde771/
Voleide771/
Woloedi771/
Boledei771/
Waleder771/
Woolheider750/
Walledge71182/
Bouleide7175/
Wallhede7113/
Wahleder7111/
Wholodee716/
Bolledde713/
Waleedej712/
Wuiledes711/
Waleides711/
Boleydei711/
Walheide711/
Walade67195/
Boledi67174/
Bolide67128/
Weledi6789/
Walode6784/
Vollheide6742/
Welade6717/
Balede6713/
Waleda6712/
Velede6712/
Valede6711/
Walide6710/
Welide676/
Volade674/
Bulede672/
Wolody671/
Waledi671/
Wolida671/
Wuledi671/

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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 Wolede
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