Wollay Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Wollay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wollay (74) may also be a first name.
Wollay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wollay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wollay has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wollay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wollay live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia Wollay exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Wollay
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