Wollo Surname

340,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wollo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wollo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5291:19,5382,618
Liberia2421:18,2171,852
Indonesia1451:912,06368,055
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

Wollo (156) may also be a first name.

Wollo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wollo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻮ) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wollo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wollo is the 340,834th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,760,247 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Wollo reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wollo is also the 735,679th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 156 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 19,538. In Benin Wollo is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 85 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 5 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Benin it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Wollo Last Name Statistics demography

Wollo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolloh91442/
Wollou91213/
Wollod912/
Woullo912/
Wollot911/
Wolloa911/
Wolo896,431/
Wolloch83143/
Woillou8342/
Wollosh831/
Bollo807,473/
Wolou803,171/
Wolla801,517/
Wallo801,466/
Wolio80509/
Vollo80160/
Woloo80151/
Woloh8084/
Woloz8052/
Wuolo8031/
Wullo8027/
Woulo8024/
Wholo8015/
Woloj8012/
Woloa809/
Wohlo806/
Woluo805/
Woloi803/
Woloy802/
Woilo802/
Woelo801/
Woylo801/
Wojtyllo772/
Woollott770/
Bollou731,731/
Wollah73657/
Wolosz73315/
Vollot73297/
Vuollo73188/
Wallou73151/
Walloh73144/
Boullo7369/
Wolgou7362/
Woolla7362/
Wollia7339/
Wallio7337/
Woilou7336/
Woulou7334/
Bolloy7333/
Woulla7325/
Wolhoy7323/
Wuolio7317/
Woloss7316/
Wolosh7315/
Volloy7312/
Wojloh739/
Wollau739/
Wholou737/
Bolloi735/
Bolloj734/
Bollio734/
Woislo732/
Bolloo731/
Volloz731/
Walloi731/
Wuallo731/
Woolot731/
Whello731/
Wolioh731/
Walloo731/
Wulloa731/
Wouloh731/
Woulot731/
Vosllo731/
Woella731/
Wohloh731/
Wallod730/
Wollaz730/
Wolott730/
Bolo6725,738/
Walo678,655/
Welo674,608/
Wola673,309/
Volo672,178/
Walloch671,323/
Wallois67693/
Voillot67614/
Wulo67214/
Wuillot67192/
Woollas6785/
Boullou6767/
Wollach6758/
Wollatz6754/
Votello6724/
Wollast6718/
Uolo6718/
Watello679/
Voulloz678/
Wolosch677/
Volloch677/
Bollouh675/
Bohyllo675/
Boulloy674/
Wollatt673/
Wotilla673/
Wolhoit673/
Woollat672/
Boullio671/
Votillo671/
Vwollah671/
Woloitz671/
Voillou671/
Voilloz671/
Waïllou671/
Wollauz671/
Wotloch671/
Wallopp670/
Wulloup670/
Vocello670/
Whollas670/
Woloott670/
Wullopp670/
Wasello670/

Wollo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wollo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻟﻮwlw-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollo
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