Woliyu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Woliyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woliyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela511:592,23710,648
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344

Woliyu (20) may also be a first name.

Woliyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woliyu is more frequently found in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woliyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Woliyu occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Woliyu are found; 74 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The surname Woliyu is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 592,237. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Zulia, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Venezuela it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouliyu9223/
Waliyu831,330/
Weliyu8318/
Wolieu8310/
Walliyu775/
Waaliyu773/
Woljyou771/
Woulieu771/
Bolieu67235/
Baliyu6720/
Welieu6718/
Ualiyu6712/
Waliiu671/
Boulieu62109/
Bolieau6252/
Weulieu6214/
Voulieu621/
Baaliyu621/
Bullihyu571/
Welehoyu571/
Balieu50311/
Bulyeu502/
Balyeu502/
Velieu502/
Valieu501/

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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
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  • 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 Woliyu
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