Wolela Surname
Approximately 13,476 people bear this surname
Wolela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 13,361 | 1:7,301 | 1,145 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wolela (29) may also be a first name.
Wolela Demographics
Average Wolela Salary in
South Africa
R 254,184
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wolela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolela is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wolela is the 39,004th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 540,780 people. Wolela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wolela is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Wolela is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 13,361 people, or 1 in 7,301. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Wolela Last Name Statistics demography
Wolela earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning R 254,184 per year.
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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 Wolela
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