Wolesi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Wolesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wolesi (7) may also be a first name.

Wolesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolesi (Oriya: ବାେଲସି) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wolesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Wolesi are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name Wolesi is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan Wolesi is most numerous in: Balkh, where 20 percent reside, Helmand, where 20 percent reside and Kabul, where 20 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walesi83560/
Wolisi83130/
Woleji834/
Volesi832/
Wolezi831/
Wolese831/
Woledji77423/
Wallesi772/
Wolisiz772/
Waleasi771/
Wollisi771/
Woletji771/
Vollesi771/
Woolesy770/
Wohleser71121/
Woolesey711/
Valesi67637/
Ualesi67305/
Walisi67200/
Walese6756/
Volisi6741/
Walezi6719/
Bolezi6710/
Walegi672/
Waleji672/
Bolegi672/
Voleci671/
Wolise671/
Walexi671/
Wolije671/
Walesy671/

Wolesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wolesi in the Oriya language
ବାେଲସିbaelasi-

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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 Wolesi
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