Wolita Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wolita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wolita (15) may also be a first name.

Wolita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolita is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolita? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wolita occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolita reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wolita is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Wolita is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 33 percent reside, North West, where 33 percent reside and Western Cape, where 33 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woulita9286/
Wolaita924/
Wolitha921/
Walita831,161/
Bolita8392/
Welita8350/
Wulita8337/
Volita8325/
Woliti8319/
Woleta836/
Wolito831/
Woliter7764/
Wallita7727/
Voulita7722/
Walaita7717/
Boleita776/
Bollita774/
Woelito772/
Wouliti771/
Bolitha771/
Woolite771/
Walieta771/
Wuolity771/
Bolaita771/
Walitta771/
Bolitta771/
Wouleta771/
Voloita771/
Woletta770/
Wolliter7116/
Wolaitis714/
Wolitich713/
Boloitay713/
Boleitay713/
Wallista711/
Balita673,492/
Bolito672,808/
Velita671,286/
Waleta67312/
Boleta67251/
Waluta67159/
Walite67153/
Boliti67148/
Valita6777/
Weleta6772/
Walito6772/
Bolite6764/
Voluta6740/
Waliti6736/
Wolete6729/
Bouliteau6726/
Bulita6723/
Vulita6721/
Voleta6718/
Wuleta6714/
Voliti6712/
Wollestad678/
Volite676/
Woulitich675/
Woleti674/
Welito674/
Volito673/
Bolyta672/
Wohlhiter672/
Wollither671/
Wollitter671/
Weluta671/
Wollhoite671/
Woilhoite671/

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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 Wolita
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