Wolisi Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Wolisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wolisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wolisi is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,573,888th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wolisi live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Wolisi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolisiz | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wollisi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woloissi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bolisi | 83 | 228 | / |
| Walisi | 83 | 200 | / |
| Volisi | 83 | 41 | / |
| Welisi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wolesi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wolusi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wolisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wolise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Walaisi | 77 | 1,522 | / |
| Welishi | 77 | 45 | / |
| Bolisei | 77 | 28 | / |
| Welisai | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bolisoi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bolishi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wulishi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Welissi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bollisi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Volitsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolisha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woligie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volishi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boulisi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wolissa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woliser | 77 | 0 | / |
| Volisaia | 71 | 9 | / |
| Boulissi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hwollusi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wallishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolisser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woulisse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walishai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bollisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolliser | 71 | 0 | / |
| Balisi | 67 | 7,097 | / |
| Valisi | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Walesi | 67 | 560 | / |
| Walisa | 67 | 358 | / |
| Woolhiser | 67 | 261 | / |
| Vulisi | 67 | 210 | / |
| Waliji | 67 | 122 | / |
| Velisi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bulisi | 67 | 83 | / |
| Waligi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bolise | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bolici | 67 | 40 | / |
| Volise | 67 | 27 | / |
| Walizi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Walusi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wolice | 67 | 7 | / |
| Walise | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bolisy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woleji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voligi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welise | 67 | 4 | / |
| Volisa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boligi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ualisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollhiser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollitser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wolisi
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