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
Wollay is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wollay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wollay reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wollay is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 74 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia Wollay is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia it exists in one country. It is also found 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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